SPECIAL

GROW HAWAIIAN FESTIVAL, eco-conscious event focusing on the native and Polynesian-introduced plants of Hawai'i, sponsored by Hawaiian Electric Co.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; April 26; Bishop Museum; free; 847-3511, www.bishopmuseum.org.

"FERNS OF THE VOLCANO" workshop by Tim Tunison; 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; April 26; Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; $55; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

GARDENING BASICS. Discover the beginnings of the life of a plant from seed to sprout; 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; April 26; The Green House; $15; advanced registration required: 524-8427, thehawaiigreenhouse@hawaiiantel.net.

SUCCULENT HAKU LEI, make a haku lei using a variety of succulent flowers plus traditional flowers as filler; 10:30-11:30 a.m.; April 26; Foster Botanical Garden; $5 supply fee, plus $5 fee for visitors and $3 for residents; 522-7064.

MAKE YOUR HOUSE A HOME FOR A LIFETIME, seminar by Bonnie Osaki and Keith Kilburn, presented by Graham Builders; 1:30-2:30 p.m.; April 26; Cupola Theatre, Honolulu Design Center; free; 237-5462, info@honoluludesigncenter.com.

NATURAL GREEN CLEANING RECIPES, make safe, effective and inexpensive cleaners with ingredients already in your kitchen cupboard; 1:30-3:30 p.m.; April 26; The Green House; $15; advanced registration required: 524-8427, thehawaiigreenhouse@hawaiiantel.net.

LEI PO'O (WILI METHOD), make a head lei using flowers from your yard; 1-3 p.m.; April 29; Wahiawa Botanical Garden; $15; 522-7064.

LAUHALA WEAVING FOR BEGINNERS, learn how to select, remove thorns from, clean, strip and weave lauhala for projects; 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays; through May 7; Foster Botanical Garden; $5 supply fee plus $5 admission fee, $3 kama'aina; reservations: 522-7064.

ONGOING

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 concierge desk; daily; free; 923-7311.

GARDEN TOUR, 1-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. Sundays); Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50, discounts for kama'aina; 239-6775.

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