SPECIAL

AMY GREENWELL GARDEN TOUR, 10-11:30 a.m. March 14; Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, Big Island; free; 808-323-3318.

"INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT FOR HOME GARDENERS," one of the series of "Second Saturday at the Garden" events, with guided tours, vegetable seed sale, live demonstrations and opportunity to ask questions of garden's master gardener; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. March 14; Pearl City Urban Garden Center; free; 453-6050, www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ougc.

PU'ILI WORKSHOP on making the split bamboo rattle, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 14; Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, Big Island; $15; 808-323-3318.

"DR. HILLEBRAND" TOUR of the trees planted by the first gardener of Foster Botanical Garden, led by Liesel Vander Leeden; 1 p.m. March 14; Foster Garden; free with park admission: $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12; reservations: 522-7066.

BIRD WALK AT HO'OMALUHIA, along trails and lake to view the Hawaiian coot; 7:30-10:30 a.m. March 14; Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, meet at visitor center; free (long pants and long-sleeved shirt, walking shoes, insect repellent, and rain gear suggested), reservations required; 233-7323.

"BOTTLE BIOLOGY" exploration of science and the environment, for keiki 6 years and older (based on the idea book, "Bottle Biology"), 1:30-3:30 p.m. March 15, Hawai'i Nature Center (bring three 2-liter bottles of same brand, with caps); $20/each nonmember parent/child team; 955-0100.

PRUNING BASICS WORKSHOP — when to prune, when not to prune, what to prune and where to prune — 9:30-11:30 a.m. March 19; Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden; free; required reservations, 233-7323.

"DECORATE AN EGG, THE XERISCAPE WAY," workshop hosted by the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (for keiki, 2-12 years old, and parents; (Easter egg hunt to follow); 10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 4; Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 99-1268 Iwa'ena St.; $5 per family; register by April 2: 748-5319.

MANOA HERITAGE CENTER DOCENT TRAINING CLASS, beginning March 16; 2859 Manoa Road; for times, reservations: 988-1287.

"SPLENDORS OF IKEBANA," annual exhibition of the member works of seven schools, Ikebana International, Honolulu chapter, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. March 23-27, Honolulu Hale courtyard (demonstrations 10-11 a.m. March 24 and 26); free; information, 768-6622.

HONOLULU BOTANICAL GARDEN SYSTEM DOCENT CLASSES, 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, through March 17, Foster Botanical Garden (classes require 25 hours of service); $25 refundable textbook fee; 522-7064.

ONGOING

FREE GARDEN MULCH, 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturdays, Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 99-1269 Iwaena St.; self-service; 748-5041, www.boardofwatersupply.com.

LYON ARBORETUM classes for adults and children, including workshops on invasive plants, organic gardening, traditional Hawaiian crafts, flower arranging, garden photography, field sketching and nature journaling, oshiban, and special children's classes, at the arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road; full schedule at www.hawaii.edu/lyonarboretum; register: 988-0461.

FOSTER BOTANICAL GARDEN seeks volunteers to help maintain new butterfly garden, including ongoing deadheading, replanting and general maintenance; 373-4200.

GARDEN TOUR, one-mile (1 1/2-hour) "easy" guided walk; 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily (keiki-focused tour, 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.

Niaulani Forest WorkDay, volunteers needed to preserve the rainforest; 9 a.m.-12 p.m., third Sunday of each month; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano village, Big Island; 808-967-8222.

"PLANTS OF PARADISE GARDEN TOUR," a tour of the museum gardens, 11:30 a.m. daily; Bishop Museum (meeting at Hawaiian Hall entrance); required museum admission; 847-3511.

GUIDED TOURS, view plants of the rainforest; 10 a.m. Mondays-Saturdays; Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; $5; reservations: 988-0461.

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.

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.

LYON ARBORETUM WORK DAY, weeding and garden maintenance with arboretum grounds crew, first Saturday monthly; times/information: 988-0455.

MANOA HERITAGE CENTER, discover an ancient 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.

WEED AND POT CLUB, Maui Nui Botanical Garden's Weed & Pot Club 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.

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.

SECOND SATURDAY AT THE GARDEN, stroll and learn about home gardening from certified Hawai'i master gardeners and Urban Garden Center volunteers; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. every second Saturday of the month; Pearl City Urban Garden Center; free; 453-6050, www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ougc.

SELF-DIRECTED DRAWING AND PAINTING, rendering of plants, flowers and seed pods from the garden; 9-10 a.m. Wednesdays; Wahiawa Botanical Garden; reservations: 621-5463.

"NATURE SEEDLINGS PARENT/ CHILD PROGRAM," a mini-forest nature trail exploration for ages 3-5, followed by storytime and arts and crafts program, 10-11:30 a.m., first Sunday monthly, Hawai'i Nature Center; $20/nonmember parent-and-child team; 955-0100.