HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics: Creating a Functional Kitchen, 7 p.m. Friday; Tax Credits for Energy Efficient Homes, 10 a.m. Saturday; Working with Tiles: Floors and Walls, 2 p.m. Saturday; Organizing Your Closet Space, 1 p.m. Sunday; Installing Interior Lighting, 2 p.m. Sunday; Hanging and Repairing Drywall, 7 p.m. Thursday; 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.

"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

Narcissus Plant Display, specimens grown by the Au In Kwai Social Club, 8:30 a.m.- 11 p.m. today and tomorrow during Chinese New Year festivities, Chinatown Cultural Plaza Shopping Center; free admission. home.hawaii.rr.com/wong/auinkwai.

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden invites volunteers to help clean up the garden including weeding, raking and upkeep of the koa and 'ohi'a trees, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. tomorrow, Amy Greenwell Ethno-botanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island. Also, workshop on kalo propagation, 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 3, at the garden; tour admission is $15. Register: (808) 323-3318.

Hawaiian Plant Sale, varieties of hibiscus, koa, mamaki, kalo and native banana, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Maui Nui Botanical Gardens, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului, Maui; free admission. (808) 249-2798.

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.

Lauhala Turtles, Lucas Esdicul teaches how to make an 8-inch turtle using lauhala leaves, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Foster Botanical Garden; $12 ($10 members). 522-7064.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-mile easy guided walk to view the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 a.m. 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. weekdays; free. 988-0461.

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.

Plant and Produce Sale, 8 a.m.2 p.m. Feb. 4, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City; free admission with free soil amendment and tickets to the Kunia Orchid Show, while supplies last. 625-3519.

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.