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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Friday, July 7, 2006

Home and garden calendar

Advertiser Staff

HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for July: Installing Hardwood Flooring, 10 a.m. Saturdays; Selecting, Maintaining and Cleaning Carpet, 1 p.m. Sundays; Create a Pavestone Walkway, 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.

Clutterstompers, monthly meeting for those who want to overcome hoarding and eliminate the clutter in their lives, 2-4 p.m. tomorrow Harris United Methodist Church, Komuro Lounge; $10 annual membership plus $1 per meeting. 723-1673, www.clutterstompers.com.

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. Tuesday, Windward Community College; free. Registration required: 837-8466.

Home or Hotel? April Nottage and Lisa-Marie Priester of Architects Hawaii on using hospitality-inspired designs to create relaxing home bedrooms and baths, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Pacific Home, 420 Ward Ave.; free with wine, soda and light pupu reception. www.pacific-home.com, 596-9338.

"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

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.

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.

Lyon Arboretum self-guided garden tour, view and identify plants at the arboretum, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, except federal and state holidays; free. 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.