HAWAI'I'S GARDENS
Home and garden calendar
SPECIAL
LAUHALA WEAVING, learn how to prepare and weave a 6-inch turtle with instructor Lucas Esdicul; 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. July 2, 16, 23, 30, August 13, 20 and 27; Foster Botanical Garden; $10 supply fee, plus admission fee into the garden; 522-7064.
STORY TIME IN THE GARDEN, for ages 3-5; 9:30-10:30 a.m. July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31; Foster Botanical Garden; free; 522-7064.
IRRIGATION BASICS, get familiar with the basics of PVC pipe "sprinkler systems" with an emphasis on automated-drip irrigation; 9-10 a.m. July 11; Wahiawa Botanical Garden; reservations: 621-5463.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S GLEAM, children's activities, arts and crafts, fishing, painting, face painting and more; 4:30-10 p.m. July 19; Foster Botanical Garden; free; 522-7064.
TERMITE PROJECT, tips on how to prevent and control termites, from UH professor Julian Yates; 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 23; Windward Community College; 235-7433 http://orocet.wcc.hawaii.edu/free.htm.
ONGOING
GARDEN TOUR, 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. Sundays); Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens; $14.50, discounts for kama'aina; 239-6775.
SELF-DIRECTED DRAWING AND PAINTING, rendering of plants, flowers and seed pods from the garden; 9-10 a.m. every Wednesday; Wahiawa Botanical Garden; reservations: 621-5463.
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.
MANOA HERITAGE CENTER, discover an ancient Hawaiian heiau and native Hawaiian plant garden while learning Manoa Valley's history; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; Manoa Heritage Center; $7 general, $4 seniors and military, students free; visits and tours by reservation only: 988-1287, www.manoaheritagecenter.org.
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