HOME EVENTS

Store grand opening party with Wade Oppliger of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams to answer questions on comfort in home furnishings, pupu, cocktails, entertainment and a silent auction to benefit Honolulu's Habitat for Humanity, 6-9 p.m. today, Pacific Home, 420 Ward Ave.; free. 596-9338.

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics this month: Getting Rid of Backyard Insects, 10 a.m. tomorrow; Building a New Patio or Walkway, 1 p.m. Sunday; Painting Your Home's Exterior, 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.

Making Soap and Alternative Household Cleaners, try recipes for making environmentally safe cleaners using common ingredients, 1:30-3:30 tomorrow, $15, bring empty spray bottles and containers for samples to take home. Also, Water Harvesting, learn how to make a greywater catchment system to recycle bath, kitchen sink and washing machine water for irrigation, 1:30-3:30 p.m. tomorrow, $15. Workshops held at The Green House; 524-8427.

Clutterstompers, monthly meeting for those wanting to overcome hoarding and eliminate the clutter in their lives, 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Harris United Methodist Church's Komuro Lounge; one-time $10 registration plus $1 per meeting. 447-9489, 723-1673, www.clutterstompers.com.

"Homes & Land," TV show displays homes and land for sale in the Islands, noon weekdays on Fox affiliate, channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (Oceanic Cable). 591-2222.

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

GARDEN EVENTS

Maui Orchid Society Show and Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today and tomorrow, Maui Mall; free admission. (808) 575-2557.

Mililani Orchid Club Show, plants on display and for sale with demonstrations of orchid propagation by Bernie Cagauan, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow, Mililani Uka Elementary School; free admission. 623-1114.

Mother's Day Rose Sale, floral arrangements, rose plants and expert advise on rose-related questions, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, Ward Warehouse stage; free admission. 545-5653.

Honohono Orchid Growing for Beginners, Randy Tajima gives advice on propagation, watering and fertilizing, 9:30 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens; $20 garden members, $22 nonmembers. Register: 537-1708.

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, guided tour featuring the bamboo and other Hawaiian plants, 10-11:30 a.m. tomorrow, at the gardens; free admission. Also, 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, at the gardens; regular tour admission is $5. (808) 323-3318.

Scenic Hawaii seeks nominations in four categories for the 2006 Betty Crocker Landscape Awards planned for June 28: professional landscapers for a design seen by the public; private gardeners for a design in their own yards or neighborhoods; volunteer groups and community associations for community gardens they developed and maintain; xeriscape gardens, either public or private. Send nominations with supporting information or photographs to Scenic Hawaii, Landscape Awards, P.O. Box 10501, Honolulu, HI 96816. 259-8702. Deadline for nominations is Monday.

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.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, 1-mile easy guided walk to view the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Lyon Arboretum self-guided garden tour, view and identify plants at the arboretum, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekdays, except federal and state holidays; free. 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 hotel's concierge desk. 923-7311.

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