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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, January 12, 2007

Home and garden calendar

HOME EVENTS

Feng Shui Home Cleaning & Personal Cleansing, hands-on workshop with Elena Valencia introduces feng shui principles and the use of essential oils for cleaning your home and how to make herbal formulas for personal hygiene, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. tomorrow, The Green House, 224 Pakohana St.; $55 includes supplies plus $12 for optional macrobiotic lunch and snack. Registration required: 524-8427.

ClutterStompers Support Group, join other clutter-challenged individuals for tips on organization and clutter-control, 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Harris United Methodist Church, Komuro lounge; $10 per year plus $1 donation per meeting. 723-1673, www.clutterstompers.com.

"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

Garden Weed Identification and Clean-Up, learn about common Kona weeds while helping maintain the grounds; 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday; free, with tools and refreshments provided; plus, learn about Hawaiian hardwoods on a garden tour with Noa Lincoln, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday; free. 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, $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.

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, 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, view plants of the rainforest, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays (closed Thanksgiving Day), 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.