SPECIAL

BIG ISLAND HOLIDAY WREATH WORKSHOP, with well-known lei maker Maile Napoleon, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Nov. 29, Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, Big Island; $15 members, $30 non-members; supplies included (can bring additional); 808-323-3318.

"GARDEN GREEN HOUR," outdoor green activities for families, organized as a respite from television, computers and daily life, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays, through Dec. 10, Wahiawa Botanical Garden; free; 621-5463.

BOTANICAL DRAWING AND PAINTING, self-directed rendering of plants, flowers, seeds and pods, 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesdays, through Dec. 10; Wahiawa Botanical Garden; free; 621-5463. (Bring No. 4 round brush, Bristol paper, watercolor set or pencils; some experience helpful.)

23rd ANNUAL CITY HOLIDAY WREATH CONTEST entries sought for Honolulu City Lights show Dec. 6-Jan. 4, Honolulu Hale; prizes awarded for entries in three categories: adult (18 and older), youth (17 and younger), and along the theme, "Holiday Heroes"; entries (with required entry form, available at www.honolulu.gov/moca) accepted 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 1, Honolulu Hale, Lane Gallery; 768-6622.

ONGOING

(Holidays may affect schedules)

FREE GARDEN MULCH, available 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 99-1269 Iwaena St.; self-service, bring containers and shovel; 748-5041, www.boardofwatersupply.com.

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

LYON ARBORETUM WORK DAY, weeding and garden maintenance with arboretum grounds crew, first Saturday monthly; times/information: 988-0455.

Send announcements, at least 10 days in advance of the event, 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.