HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics for October: "You can install easy flooring solutions," 7 p.m. Fridays; "Family Fire Safety," 10 a.m. Saturdays; "You can have fun with color and faux effects ," 2 p.m. Saturdays; "You can install track lighting," 1 p.m. Sundays; "You can update your kitchen countertops and cabinets," 1 p.m. Sundays; "You can use a miter saw to build picture frames," 7 p.m. Thursdays; 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.

49th annual Parade of Homes, showcase of new houses educates consumers on trends, technologies and design innovations in residential construction, tomorrow and Sunday. Information, schedule and maps: www.paradeofhomeshawaii.com.

ClutterStompers offers support and tips for the "clutter challenged," 2-4 p.m. tomorrow, Harris United Methodist Church's Komuro lounge; annual membership fee of $10 plus $1 per meeting. 735-2986, 941-4800.

Workshops for Seniors, Home Depot and AARP sponsor hands-on classes for customers 50 years and older, on Tuesday: "Update your home for lifelong comfort and safety," 11 a.m.; "Home energy efficiency projects that save you money," noon; "Preventive home maintenance to protect your most valuable asset," 7 p.m.; at all O'ahu and Neighbor Island Home Depot stores as listed above; free.

Texture and Color Play, interior designer Tiare Cowan-Broad shows how to create interest and depth in your environment with layered colors and textures, 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Pacific Home; free, refreshments served. 596-9338.

"Hawai'i: a Sense of Place, Island Interior Design," recreation of period rooms from 1930s and 1940s Hawai'i using furniture featured in the book of the same name by Mary Philpotts McGrath, Kaui Philpotts and David Duncan Livingston, through Oct. 23, Bishop Museum Vestibule Gallery; included with museum admission of $14.95 general and $11.95 ages 4-12, kama'aina discounts available. 847-3511.

"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

Wreath-Making Class, Marie McDonald and Roen McDonald Hufford lead a workshop on the basics and finishing touches for dry and fresh wreaths, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens; $125 includes all supplies for two wreaths and lunch. Registration: 537-1708.

Design, Construction and Maintenance with Trees in Mind, two-day conference on tree care and protection during urban planning and construction, for arborists, contractors and engineers as well as the general public, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday (registration 7 a.m.), Waikiki Beach Marriott hotel and 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday (registration 7 a.m.), UH-Manoa Kuykendall Hall courtyard; $100 for day one (includes lunch), $50 for day two, $140 for both days; sponsored by the Outdoor Circle and the Kaulunani Project. Registration: 593-0300, www.outdoorcircle.org.

The Masquerade of Orchids, 66th annual Honolulu Orchid Society plant and flower show and sale, with demonstrations, information booths, contests, keiki activities, orchid, Ikebana, bonsai and other floral displays, sale of orchids and other plants, noon-8 p.m. Oct. 14, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 16, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $3. 488-2262.

Garden Tour, guided tours offered at 1 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, Foster Botanical Garden; free with paid admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 children 6-12 years. 522-7066.

Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens tours, narrated 45-minute tram tours of the Kane'ohe garden's flowers, plants and trees, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 2 and 3 p.m. daily; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Lyon Arboretum self-guided garden tour, view and identify plants at the arboretum, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday except federal and state holidays; free. 988-0461.

Native and Tropical Plant Walk, 8:30-9 a.m. Tuesdays through Oct. 25, Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, Big Island; free. (808) 324-2504.

Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden guided tours focusing on canoe plants (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays; also, tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; $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.