HOME EVENTS

Home and Garden Workshops, Home Depot's how-to clinics: "You can install low-voltage outdoor lighting," 7 p.m. today; "Family Fire Safety," 10 a.m. Saturday; "You can have fun with color and faux effects," 2 p.m. Saturday; "You can install track lighting," 1 p.m. Sunday; "You can update your kitchen countertops and cabinets," 1 p.m. Sunday; "You can use a miter saw to build picture frames," 7 p.m. Thursday; 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.

Kids' Workshop, build a wooden fire truck, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow, at the Home Depot stores listed above; for ages 5-12 accompanied by an adult; free, sponsored by the American Red Cross.

49th annual Parade of Homes, showcase of new houses educate consumers on trends, technologies and design innovations in residential construction, tomorrow and Sunday and Oct. 8-9. Complete information, schedule and maps: www.paradeofhomeshawaii.com.

"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 by the same name by Mary Philpotts McGrath, Kaui Philpotts and David Duncan Livingston, through October 23, Bishop Museum Vestibule Gallery; included with admission of $14.95 general and $11.95 children 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

Plant sale, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Waimea Valley Audubon Center; free admission. 638-9199.

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

Wreath-making Class, learn hands-on basics and finishing touches from Marie McDonald and Roen McDonald Hufford, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 8, Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, Kane'ohe; $125 includes lunch and supplies. Registration required: 537-1708.

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 ages 6-12. 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. 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; 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.