Home and garden calendar
EVENTS
"FUNTASTIC FRIDAYS," series of educational day camps, sponsored by Hawai'i Nature Center, to deal with public school furloughs, offering a science-based learning program in natural forest habitats and restored kalo fields in Makiki and I'ao valleys, O'ahu and Maui; registrations for ages 6-11, available on first-come, first served basis, 955-0100, ext. 26.
HO'OMALUHIA BOTANICAL GARDEN NIGHT HIKE, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3 (gates open 5:30-6:30 p.m. for picnics); recommended: walking shoes, insect repellent, raingear and flashlight; for required reservations or overnight camping regulations, 233-7323.
GARDEN COMPOSTING WITH WORMS, one of a number of University of Hawai'i-Manoa fall noncredit classes; 3-4:30 pm. Oct. 4, Olomana Gardens, 41-1140 Waikupanaha St.; $20 reservations, 956-8400 or www.outreach.hawaii.edu/noncredit/registration.asp.
THE ART OF BONSAI, eight-week course taught by Walter Liew; 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 6-Nov. 24; Windward Community College; $95, including one plant; registration/room assignment, 235-7433.
"GOING GREEN: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & FUN," one of a series of children's classes sponsored by Lyon Arboretum; including making recyclable art, crayons and paper; egg carton veggie gardens; rainforest hikes and garden projects; 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 5 and 6, at the arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road; for children grades K-5; $70; register: 988-0461.
"EXPLORATIONS IN THE ART OF NATURE," a Lyon Arboretum children's class, with rainforest hikes, digital photography, scientific illustration, giant landscape constructions, collages, edible art and garden painting; for children grades K-5; 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 8 and 9; at the arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road; $70; register: 988-0461.
"GARDEN GREEN HOUR," outdoor green activities for families, arranged as a respite from TV, computers and video games; 2-3 p.m. Oct. 7, and Dec. 23 and 30; free; Wahiawa Botanical Garden; 621-5463.
"BOTANY FOR GARDENERS," taking a closer look into the cells of plants and other "botanical wonders," 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 8, Foster Botanical Garden; garden admission prices apply; required reservations, 522-7064.
"WHY NOT ORCHIDS!," Honolulu Orchid Society's 70th anniversary show and sale, including displays, miniature orchids, a Japanese village, and orchid culture demonstrations; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 9 and 10 and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 11; free; information, www.honoluluorchidsociety.org.
"PLANT DOCTOR," bring a sample, description, or picture of your ill plant or tree for a diagnosis, 9-10 a.m. Oct. 9; Wahiawa Botanical Garden; free, reservations required; 621-5463.
AMY GREENWELL ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN; free tour of garden's native Hawaiian plants and their traditional cultural uses; 10-11:30 a.m. Oct. 10; Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i; information, 808-323-3318.
DR. HILLEBRAND TOUR of trees planted by the first gardener of Foster Botanical Garden, led by docent Liesel Vander Leeden; 1 p.m. Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12; Foster Botanical Garden; requires park admission; reservations: 522-7066.
ONGOING
SELF-DIRECTED BOTANICAL DRAWING AND PAINTING, rendering of plants, flowers, seeds and pods from the garden; 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 30-Dec. 16, Wahiawa Botanical Garden; free; information, registration, 621-5463.
FREE GARDEN MULCH:
HO'OMALUHIA FAMILY CATCH AND RELEASE FISHING, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, yearlong, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kane'ohe; recommended: walking shoes, insect repellent, rain protection, barbless hooks and fishing gear; free; reservations, 233-7323.
BOTANICAL DRAWING AND PAINTING, rendering of plants, flowers, seeds and pods from the garden; 9:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kane'ohe; recommended: No. 4 round brush, Bristol paper, watercolor set or pencils; free; reservations, 233-7323.
LYON ARBORETUM classes and workshops on invasive plants, organic gardening, traditional Hawaiian crafts, flower arranging, garden photography, field sketching and nature journaling, special children's classes and more, at the arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road; full schedule at www.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum; register: 988-0461.
GARDEN TOUR, one-mile (1 1/2-hour) "easy" guided walk; 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (keiki-focused tour at 1 p.m. Sundays); Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens; $14.50, discounts for kama'aina; 239-6775.
NIAULANI NATURE WALK, guided tour through an old-growth forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; Volcano Art Center's Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.
MANOA HERITAGE CENTER, discover an old Hawaiian heiau and native plants while learning Manoa Valley's history; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; Manoa Heritage Center; $7 general, $4 seniors and military, students free; visits and tours by reservation only: 988-1287, www.manoaheritagecenter.org.
"PLANTS OF PARADISE" GARDEN TOUR of the Bishop Museum gardens, 11 a.m. daily; meet at Hawaiian Hall entrance; museum admission required; 847-3511.
GUIDED TOURS, view plants of the rain forest; 10 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays; Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; $5; reservations: 988-0461.
SECOND SATURDAY AT THE GARDEN, series of events offering a chance to stroll the garden and learn about tropical gardening from certified Hawai'i master gardeners and center volunteers; 9 a.m.-12 p.m., second Saturday monthly; Pearl City Urban Garden Center; free; www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ougc, 453-6055.
WHAT'S BLOOMING/WHAT'S BEARING FRUIT WITH DAVID ORR, walking tour of Waimea Valley with botanical collections specialist David Orr, 2-3 p.m., first and third Sundays; recommended: snack, insect repellent, sunscreen, hat, water and sturdy shoes; free with paid park admission; reservations, 638-7766.
FOSTER BOTANICAL GARDEN seeks volunteers to help maintain butterfly garden, including ongoing deadheading, replanting and general maintenance; 373-4200.
TUESDAYS AT KANAHA, weekly beach cleanup and plant maintenance, coordinated by Community Pride at Kanaha Beach Park, Maui, 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays, at the park; Valerie Vines Magee, 808-264-1454.
WEED & POT CLUB at Maui Nui Botanical Garden meets 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului, Maui, to do beautification and maintenance work; tools, gloves, drinking water provided; wear shoes; 808-249-2798.
LYON ARBORETUM WORKDAY, weeding and garden maintenance with arboretum grounds crew, first Saturday monthly; times/information: 988-0455.
NIAULANI FOREST WORKDAY, volunteers needed, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., third Sunday of each month; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222.
MAKIKI FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT, volunteers needed as part of Makiki Watershed Awareness Initiative forest restoration project, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., fourth Saturday of each month; 973-9782.
NATIONAL GARDEN HELP, volunteers needed to protect rare plants and ecosystems at National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua'i; 808-332-7324, ext. 228, or volunteer@ntbg.org.
