GARDEN EVENTS

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

Mililani Orchid Show, plants on display and for sale by Mililani Orchid Society, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow, Mililani-Uka Elementary School; free admission. 247-3345.

Spring Plant Sale, plus Mother's Day gift items, rare and unusual plants, ceramic containers, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, Foster Botanical Gardens; free admission. 537-1708.

Mother's Day Orchid and Plant Sale, by Hawai'i Kai Orchid Society, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow, Hawai'i Kai Shopping Center; free admission.

Ferns of the Volcano, botanist Tim Tunison leads a tour of the village area using field guides and keys to identify the many fern species in their natural habitat, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Volcano Art Center, Big Island; $45. (808) 967-8222.

Mother's Day Rose Show and Sale, by Honolulu Rose Society, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, Ward Warehouse ('ewa side); free admission. www.honolulurosesociety.org.

Lei Making Workshop, Loke Kamanu teaches the lei kui style with flowers and the lei wili method with ti leaf, plus proper ways to pick native plants, flower types and lei-giving etiquette, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow, Volcano Art Center, Big Island; $50. (808) 967-8222.

Garden Guided Tour, Noa Lincoln teaches the value of native Hawaiian hardwood trees, 10-11:30 p.m. tomorrow; free; also, 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, $4 suggested donation, 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.

Manoa Heritage Center Tours, visit a historical site in Manoa Valley with guided tours of the native Hawaiian plant garden surrounding a traditional heiau (sacred site), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $7 adults, $4 children and students. Call in advance for guided tour reservations: 988-1287.

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

"Canoe Plants: The Early Immigrants," ethnobotanist Isabella A. Abbott presents a collection of early immigrant plants including kalo (taro), 'uala (sweet potato), 'ulu (breadfruit) and uhi (yam) that were introduced by the first Polynesian settlers, with a lecture on their uses by early Hawaiians, 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Bishop Museum's Atherton Halau; free to museum members, $5 nonmembers. 847-3511, www.bishopmuseum.org.

Endangered Species Day, tours of the endangered species lab, seed lab, gardens and valley, plus display of posters created by K-12 students in honor of the day and announcement of the winning poster, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. May 18, Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free. 988-0461.

Garden 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), Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 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, 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; tour pamphlet available at the hotel's concierge desk; free. 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.