HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for November: Create a Home Theater, 10 a.m. Saturday; Flooring Solutions, 1 p.m. Sunday; 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.

"Homes & Land," TV show visits homes and land for sale in Hawai'i, noon weekdays, Fox affiliate channel 2 (broadcast) and channel 3 (cable). 591-2222.

Furniture Workshop Tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. Reservations: 845-6688.

GARDEN EVENTS

Holiday Plant and Craft Sale, native Hawaiian plants, bromeliads, heliconias, gingers, palms plus crafts including holiday wreaths and ornaments, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. tomorrow, Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free admission. 988-0472.

Ikebana Class, instruction in the art of Japanese flower arranging with Jaynine Nelson, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Kailua Shambhala Meditation Center; $15 includes flowers (bring clippers, frog and flat vase, or purchase before class begins). 262-8352.

7th annual Invitational Wreath Exhibit, display of holiday wreaths created by Hawai'i artists, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, tomorrow through Jan. 2, Volcano Art Center, Big Island. (808) 967-7565.

Succulent Wreath Making, Betty Ito and members of the Cactus and Succulent Society of Hawaii provide instruction in making a holiday wreath, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. tomorrow, Foster Botanical Garden; $15 garden members, $20 nonmembers, includes plant materials (bring gloves and clippers). Registration: 537-1708.

Foster Botanical Garden Guided Tours, 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; plus 1-2:30 p.m. tomorrow a tour with an emphasis on medicinal plants, led by Wayne Wong; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Lauhala Ornaments, learn how to weave decorations for the holidays, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Foster Botanical Garden; $10 for garden members, $12 for nonmembers. Reservations required: 522-7064.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, one-mile (1 1/2-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. Sunday), 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Guided Tours, view plants of the rainforest, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays (closed Thanksgiving Day), Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free. Reservations: 988-0461.

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 Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, $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 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.