Lois Taylor's gardening column, a Friday feature of Home Zone, will return next week. Write her at the Star-Bulletin, P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu, HI 96802.
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Foster Botanical Gardens, 50 N. Vineyard Blvd., 522-7060: Guided tours, 1 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Reservations needed. Self-guided tour brochures also available. Opens 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Admission: $1-$5.
Halawa Xeriscape Garden, 527-6113: Free admission to garden of dry-land plants at Halawa Industrial Park 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays and Wednesdays. Guided tours are free on Thursdays and the last Saturday of the month; call 527-6113 for an appointment.
Hawaii Bromeliad Society: Monthly meeting, 12:30 p.m. Oct. 31, Lyon Arboretum. For information, call 988-6427.
Hawaiian Botanical Society: Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Monday, UH-Manoa, St. John Hall, Room 011. Featuring an open discussion with the staff from the Department of Land & Natural Resources on "Implementing New Rules For Private Propagation of Endangered Hawaiian Plants" and Dr. Tim Motley from New York Botanical Garden on "A New Species of Manono (Hedyotis) for the Kohala Coast." Anyone welcomed. For information, call Gerald Toyomura, 988-9213.
Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, 45-680 Luluku Road, 233-7323: Learn about rain forest plants 10 a.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays. Free. Bring walking shoes, bug repellent, rain gear and a picnic. Reservations needed. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
p Compost workshop, 9:30-11:30 a.m. fourth Saturday of each month. Bring walking shoes, insect repellent, rain gear and work gloves.
Kahala HydroGreenery, 735-8665: Hydroponic gardening class, 8:30-
10 a.m. last Saturday of the month. Free. Reservations, 735-8665.
Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road, Honolulu, 988-7378: Various classes and activities are offered. Enrollment is limited and registration is required.
Betsy Sakata leads a class on water lilies, 9:30-11:45 a.m. tomorrow, Downstairs Classroom. Cost: $15.50.
Bob Hirano leads a class titled "House Plants 101 For Dummies," 9:30-11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Downstairs Classroom. Cost: $15.50.
Janice Ito leads a class titled "Container Vegetable Gardening for Fun and Profit," 9:30-11:45 a.m. Oct. 10, Downstairs Classroom. Cost: $15.50 plus $8 supply fee.
Betsy Sakata leads a class titled "Bog Gardens and Tropical Lotus," 9:30-11:45 a.m. Oct. 24, Downstairs Classroom. Cost: $15.50.
Douglas De Moss leads a class on orchid hybridization and repotting, 9:30-11:45 a.m. Oct. 31 at Douglas De Moss Orchids, 260 Jack Lane, Nuuanu. Cost: $15.50.
Luis Manrique shows how to grow taro at home for consumption, 9:30-11:45 a.m. Nov. 14, Downstairs Classroom. Cost: $15.50.
Holiday plant and craft sale, Nov. 22.
Jerry Shelmidine leads a class on "Growing Culinary Herbs in Backyards and in Containers," 9:30-11:45 a.m. Nov. 28, Downstairs Classroom. Cost: $15.50 plus $2 supply fee.
Urban Garden Center, 962 Second St., 453-6050: Harvest Fest Tour takes third graders into the corn field, pumpkin patch and peanut bushes, 8:15 a.m.-noon Thursday and next Friday. Participants will also get tips on cooking. Only third graders welcomed. Children must bring bug repellent, water and wear covered shoes, a hat and sunscreen. Cost: $1 per child. Reserve at 453-6053.
Self-guided tours, 9 a.m.-noon, first Saturday of the month. Groups of 10 or more can make arrangements for guided tours by calling the center. Guided tours are available on Monday and Tuesday mornings.
Wahiawa Botanical Garden, 1396 California Ave., 621-7321: Hands-on gardening, 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays. Guided tours for groups of five or more available with reservations. Self-guided tour brochure also available. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Free.
Waikiki Community Center: "Gardening for the Novice," 10:30-11:30 a.m. Fridays. Fee. Call 923-1802.
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