SPECIAL

Annual plant and produce sale; 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Feb 2; Urban Garden Center, 955 Kamehameha Highway; free; 453-6050.

"Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui in the Year of the Rat," expert Alan S.F. Lum applies feng shui principles to the Chinese New Year; 10:30 a.m.; Feb. 2; state Library; free; 586-3529.

Lauhala weaving for beginners, learn how to prepare and create lauhala projects; 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays; Feb. 6-27; Foster Botanical Garden; $5 one-time supply fee, plus per-class garden admission of $5 ($3 for Hawai'i residents); reservations: 522-7064.

ONGOING

Self-guided garden walking tour, view more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding The Royal Hawaiian hotel, tour pamphlet available at the concierge desk; daily; free; 923-7311.

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

Niaulani Nature Walk, guided tour through an old-growth Hawaiian forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; donations accepted; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Guided tours, view plants of the rainforest; 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays; Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free; reservations: 988-0461.

Guided tours; 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, with special topics on selected Saturdays; Foster Botanical Garden; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12; 522-7066.

Manoa Heritage Center tours, visit a cultural and historical site in Manoa Valley, with guided tours of the native Hawaiian plant garden surrounding a traditional heiau (sacred site); 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; Manoa Heritage Center; $7 adults, $4 children and students; visits and tours by reservation only: 988-1287.

Furniture workshop tours, learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Wednesdays; Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free; reservations: 845-6688.

Guided garden tour, tour highlighting native Hawaiian medicinal plants; 1 p.m. Fridays, focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island; $4 suggested donation; 808-323-3318.

Waialua Farmers Market, fruits and vegetables, herbs, flowers, potted plants and more; 8:30 a.m. Saturdays; Old Waialua Sugar Mill; 637-8589.

Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "Home & Garden Cal" in the subject line.