HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for October: Family Fire Safety, 10 a.m. Saturday; Creating an Energy Efficient Home, 1 p.m. Sunday; Painting Touch Up and Technique, 7 p.m. Thursday; workshops are free at Home Depot stores: Iwilei, Honolulu, 521-7355; Pearl City, 455-1200; Kahului, Maui, (808) 893-7800; Kona, Big Island, (808) 326-6013; and Lihu'e, Kaua'i (808) 632-2740.

Introduction to Basic Plumbing Home Repairs, Clayton Nueva presents a two-session class on plumbing concepts, safety and tools with hands-on practice in home repair of toilets and sinks, 8 a.m.-noon tomorrow and Oct. 21, Windward Community College Hale 'Iolani 117; $119 includes instruction book. Registration: 235-7433.

Clutterstompers, group support for the clutter-challenged, 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Harris United Methodist Church, Komuro lounge; $10 yearly membership plus suggested donation of $1 per meeting. 723-1673.

"Homes & Land," TV show visits homes and land for sale in Hawai'i, noon weekdays, Fox affiliate channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (cable). 591-2222.

Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. Reservations: 845-6688.

GARDEN EVENTS

Plant Propagation 101: "Air Layering," learn how to reproduce your favorite hibiscus, fruit trees and ornamentals, 9:30-11 a.m. Sunday. Waimea Valley Audubon Center; $6 plus admission. 638-9199.

Hawai'i Organic Farmers Association, 14th annual membership meeting, event includes a silent auction, information tables featuring compost tea systems, organic consultation and pupu by Blossoming Lotus, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Kilauea Neighborhood Center; free. (808) 969-7789.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-mile (1 1/2-hour) easy guided walk to view the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (keiki-focused tour, 1 p.m. Sunday), 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Foster Botanical Garden Guided Tours, 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 1-2:30 p.m. tour tomorrow will focus on the history of Dr. William F. Hillebrand, led by Liesel Van der Leeden, included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Guided Tours, view plants of the rainforest, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free. Reservations: 988-0461.

The Art of Bonsai, learn how to create and care for your own bonsai, this 8-week course is taught by master Liew, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Windward Community College; $95 includes one plant and the course. Register: 235-7433.

Wahiawa Botanical Garden Holiday Crafts-Philodendron Angels, make your own decorations for the holidays using dried materials from the garden with Doris Lee, 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday; $5 members, $6 non-members. 522-7064.

Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden Holiday Crafts-Philodendron Angels, make your own decorations for the holidays using dried materials from the garden with Joyce Chinen, 10 a.m-noon Wednesday; $5 members, $6 nonmembers. 522-7064.

Lauhala Ornaments, learn how to weave decorations for the holidays, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays, Foster Botanical Garden; $10 for garden members, $12 for nonmembers. Reservations required: 522-7064.

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays and a tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, $5. (808) 323-3318.

Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. Tour pamphlet available at the concierge desk. 923-7311.

Send announcements, with name and contact phone number, to: Island Life, The Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.