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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, February 23, 2007

Home and garden calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

"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

3rd annual Grow Hawaiian Festival, meet and talk story with lei maker Marie MacDonald, kapa maker Kapua Van Dorp, botanist Clyde Imada or entomologist David Preston as they share their love of native and Polynesian-introduced plants of Hawai'i, with demonstrations, lei making and contests, guided tours, music and hula, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island; free. (808) 323-3318.

Orchids Gone Wild, bring problem plants and/or questions for Doug DeMoss to solve, 10 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Waimea Valley Audubon Center, North Shore; $3 plus admission of $8 general, $5 resident, senior, military or child. 638-9199.

Foster Botanical Garden Guided Tours, 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Lauhala Turtles, Lucas Esdicul teaches how to weave a six-inch turtle, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Foster Botanical Gardens; $10. Reservation: 522-7064.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-mile (1.5 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.

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. Also, Ho'okupu Plant Propagation Club for ages 6-14 to learn about Hawaiian plants and their cultural uses, 1:45-3:30 Wednesdays, free. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island. (808) 323-3318.

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

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.