HOME EVENTS

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.

19th annual Great Kitchen & Bath Tour, tour of private homes sponsored by the Aloha Chapter of the National Kitchen & Bath Association, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, homes located in Kahala, 'Aina Haina, Manoa, Nu'uanu, Pali, Punchbowl and Mililani; $10, proceeds benefit Honolulu Habitat for Humanity. Registration and locations: 358-6109.

"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

The Great Hawaiian Orchid Show, 67th annual event sponsored by the Honolulu Orchid Society with displays, seminars, demonstrations on orchids and other flowers and plants and entertainment, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. today, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $3, free for children under 3; continues 9 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. www.honoluluorchidsociety.org.

Ikebana Class, Jaynin Nelson leads a workshop on traditional floral arrangement with an emphasis on mindfulness and as a meditation practice, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Kailua Shambhala Meditation Center, Kailua; $15 includes flowers, bring your own clippers, kenzan (frog) and flat vase or purchase from instructor. Registration: 262-8352.

Landscaping with Color, learn to use foliage to create a colorful yard, 10 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Foster Botanical Garden; $10 garden members, $12 nonmembers. 537-1708.

Foster Botanical Garden Guided Tours, 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; plus 1-2:30 p.m. tomorrow, a tour with an emphasis on medicinal plants led by Wayne Wong; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Hawai'i Floriculture Industry Seminar, presentations by Tom Lavaghetto, Bob Ludhultz and Joe Cialone on the economic potential for flower growers in Hawai'i, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Oct. 27, Hilton Hawaiian Village, part of the Ag 2006 Conference; $100 includes lunch. Registration: www.agconference.org, 947-2914.

Lauhala Ornaments, learn 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.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-mile 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.

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.

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