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.

Hawai'i: A Sense of Place, Island Interior Design, re-creation of period rooms from 1930s and '40s Hawai'i using furniture featured in the book by the same name by Mary Philpotts McGrath, Kaui Philpotts and David Duncan Livingston, through Oct. 23, Bishop Museum, Vestibule Gallery; included with admission of $14.95 general and $11.95 children 4-12, kama'aina discounts available. 847-3511.

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

The Masquerade of Orchids, 66th annual Honolulu Orchid Society plant and flower show and sale, with demonstrations, information booths, contests, keiki activities, ikebana, bonsai and other floral displays, noon-8 p.m. today 9 a.m.-7 p.m. tomorrow, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Blaisdell Exhibition Hall; $3. 488-2262.

Garden Tour, guided tours at 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Foster Botanical Garden. Also, a tour with emphasis on medicinal plants, led by docent Wayne Wong, 1-2:30 p.m. tomorrow; all tours free with paid admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 children ages 6-12. For reservations for the tour with Wong: 522-7066.

Garden Cleanup, volunteers needed to help care for native plants and pull invasive species, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Amy Greenwell Ethno-botanical Garden, Mamalahoa Highway, Kona, Big Island; bring gloves, hats, sunscreen, mosquito repellent and hand tools. (808) 323-3318.

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

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

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.