HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics: "You can have fun with faux painting," 7 p.m. today; "You can lay ceramic tile," 10 a.m. Saturday; "You can update your bathroom cabinets and fixtures," 2 p.m. Saturday; "You can install moulding and trim," 1 p.m. Sunday; "You can save money on your energy bills," 2 p.m. Sunday; "You can lay ceramic tile," 7 p.m. Thursday; all 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.

Building Your Dream Home Seminar, learn about the design and construction process before beginning a home construction or renovation project, 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Honolulu Country Club; free, sponsored by Graham Builders Inc. Registration required: 593-2808.

"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

Nutcracker Sweet Mini Plant Sale, featuring plants, herb baskets, holiday wreaths and home decor, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 3, Foster Botanical Garden; free admission. 522-7064.

Christmas Plant Sale, succulents, cactus plants, indoor and outdoor bromeliads, dish gardens and hanging planters, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Dec. 3, Filipino Community Center, Waipahu; free admission, sponsored by the Cactus and Succulent Society of Hawaii. 622-5500.

Garden Tour, guided tours offered at 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Foster Botanical Garden; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, guided one-mile easy walk among the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 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. Mondays-Fridays, except federal and state holidays; free. 988-0461.

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; also, tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; $5. (808) 323-3318.

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 Honolulu Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.