SPECIAL EVENTS

Arts and Flowers: art that celebrates Maui's flowers, juried by Darrell Orwig, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily through July 14, Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Makawao, Maui; free. Also, "The Art of Ikebana," workshop led by Margie Tyler, 9 a.m.-noon tomorrow, at the center; $60 general, $50 Hui No'eau members. (808) 572-6560.

Designer Saturday: Kathy Norton presents a mini-workshop on selecting paint for a home project with an update on the Inspire Your Home Makeover contest, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Honolulu Design Center's Cupola Theatre, second floor; free. 237-5462.

The Sounds of Growing Things: Program explores instruments created from native Hawaiian plants including bamboo and coconuts, 10 a.m.-noon tomorrow, Waimea Valley Audubon Center, North Shore; $3 plus park admission of $8 general and $5 kama'aina. Register: 638-9199.

Night Walk in the Garden: Learn about invasive alien plants and animals that threaten our island environment, 6:30-9 p.m. June 30 (gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnics), Ho'omaluhia Botanical Gardens; free. Reservations: 233-7323.

ONGOING EVENTS

Guided Tours: View plants of the rainforest, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays-Fridays, Lyon Arboretum, Manoa Valley; free. Reservations: 988-0461.

Garden Tours: 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. Sunday), Senator Fong's Plantation and Gardens, 47-285 Pulama Road; $14.50, kama'aina discounts available. 239-6775.

Guided Tours: 1 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays, Foster Botanical Garden; included with admission of $5 general, $3 kama'aina, $1 ages 6-12. 522-7066.

Manoa Heritage Center Tours: Visit a cultural and historical site in Manoa Valley with guided tours of the native Hawaiian plant garden surrounding a traditional heiau, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; $7 adults, $4 children and students. Reservations for guided tours: 988-1287.

Furniture Workshop Tours: Learn about the history and craft of Hawaiian furniture, 9 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Martin & MacArthur Workshop and Showroom, 1815 Kahai St.; free. Reservations: 845-6688.

Garden Guided Tours: tours focusing on "canoe plants" (plants brought to the Islands during Polynesian migration), 1 p.m. Wednesdays and a tour highlighting Native Hawaiian medicinal plants, 1 p.m. Fridays, $4 suggested donation, also, Ho'okupu Plant Propagation Club for ages 6-14 to learn about Hawaiian plants and their cultural uses, 1:45-3:30 Wednesdays, free. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Kona, Big Island. (808) 323-3318.

Self-Guided Garden Walking Tour: View more than 50 native Hawaiian and tropical plants and flowers surrounding The Royal Hawaiian hotel, Waikiki; tour pamphlet available at the hotel's concierge desk; free. 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.