Home and garden calendar
Advertiser Staff
HOME EVENTS
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
Fundamentals of Rose Gardening, workshop on the history and types of roses, planting, fertilizing, diseases and pruning as well as where to purchases roses and garden supplies, sponsored by the Honolulu Rose Society, 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. March 24, Kapi'olani Community College 'Ohia building, second floor; $40 includes lunch. 545-5653, www.honolulurosesociety.org. Registration deadline is today.
Know Your Natives, Hawaiian plant identification walking tour and workshop led by Tim Tunison, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. tomorrow, meet for interpretive walk at Ni'aulani Nature Trail, Hawai'i Volcano National Park, Big Island; $45. (808) 967-8222.
Planting and Caring for Roses in Hawai'i, Warren Chee teaches how to grow and care for roses, 10-11 a.m. tomorrow, Foster Botanical Garden; free. Registration required: 522-7064.
Guided Tours, 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; with a tour led by Wayne Wong emphasizing medicinal plants, 1-2:30 p.m tomorrow, Foster Botanical Garden; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.
Plant Propagation 101: Air Layering, learn how to reproduce hibiscus, fruit trees and ornamental through air layering, 9:30-11 a.m. Sunday, Waimea Valley Audubon Center, North Shore; $6 plus admission of $8 general and $5 kamaĆ'aina. Reservation required: 638-9199.
Introduction to Toin Misho Ikebana, Viva Inouye teaches how to create floral arrangements in the ancient Japanese style that will reflect your emotions and inner beauty, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Windward Community College Hale Kuhina 106; $15 plus $8 lab fee. Register: 235-7433.
Windward Orchid Society Show, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. March 23-24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 25, King Intermediate School gymnasium; $2 general, free for senior, 65 and older.
Outdoor Circle seeks nominees for the annual Beautification Awards in three categories: residential landscaping, government, corporation or business landscaping and tree or group of trees. Nominators must supply a complete description of the site with photographs for the judges by the April 13 deadline. Winners will be honored at the organization's May 19 annual meeting. Complete instructions: 593-0300, mail@outdoorcircle.org.
Garden Guided Tour, 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, $4 suggested donation, also, Ho'okupu Plant Propagation Club for ages 6-14 to learn about Hawaiian plants and their cultural uses, 1:45-3:30 Wednesdays, free. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island. (808) 323-3318.
Lauhala Turtles, Lucas Esdicul teaches how to weave a six-inch turtle, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Foster Botanical Gardens; $10. Reservation: 522-7064.
Garden Tours, one-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), Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 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, Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free. Reservations: 988-0461.
Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding the hotel, tour pamphlet available at the concierge desk, Royal Hawaiian hotel, Waikiki; free. 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.
