Home and garden calendar
Advertiser Staff
HOME EVENTS
Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics: Selecting and Installing a Ceiling Fan, 10 a.m. Saturday; Weatherproofing Your Home for Summer, 1 p.m. Sunday; Patio, Walkway and Deck Maintenance, 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.
Termite Information Seminar, Julian Yates presents information on termite identification and biology, and how to prevent and control infestations, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Mililani High School; free. Registration required: 837-8466.
"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
Summer Vintage and Water Lilies Sale, day- and night-blooming water lilies for sale with Ilene Wong answering questions on propagation, fertilizing and care; also cottage, Victorian and country-style home and garden items, jewelry and clothing for sale, 5-8:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Wai'oli Tea Room; free admission. 941-9754.
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.
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays and a tour highlighting Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, $5. (808) 323-3318.
Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the Royal Hawaiian hotel in Waikiki. Tour pamphlet available at the 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.