HOMEEVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for September: Innovative Paint Applications, 10 a.m. Saturday; Tips and Products to Simplify Landscaping, 1 p.m. Sunday; Latest Flooring Solutions, 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.

Kids Workshop, create a birdhouse, 9 a.m.-noon, at the Home Depot stores listed above; for ages 5-12 accompanied by an adult; free.

"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

Foster Botanical Garden Docent Training, for those who love being outdoors, love plants and love people, training begins 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 19-Oct. 31 at the gardens. Class will give an overview of Honolulu's botanical gardens, documentation of plants, recognizing trees, hybrids, orchid species and more. Register: 522-7064.

Bonsai Exhibit, displays, growing tips and demonstrations, plant sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday during the Okinawan Festival, Kapi'olani Park; free, sponsored by the Hawaii Bonsai Association.

Ethno-Botanical Festival and Healing Arts Fair, learn about traditional Chinese, Filipino, Ayurvedic, Samoan and Hawaiian healing practices and the healing properties of plants, with workshops, displays and keiki activities, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday, Waimea Valley Audubon Center; events are free (admission: $8 general and $5 kama'aina to tour the park); sponsored by Hawaii Healing Garden. 638-0888.

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

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.

Guided Tours, view plants of the rainforest, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, 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 Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line; or fax 525-8055.