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31st Annual Halawa Xeriscape Garden’s Unthirsty Plant Sale

31st Annual Halawa Xeriscape Garden’s Unthirsty Plant Sale

31st Annual Halawa Xeriscape Garden’s Unthirsty Plant Sale

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31st Annual Halawa Xeriscape Garden’s Unthirsty Plant Sale

August 3, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Free

The activities at this family-friendly and admission-free event are focused on xeriscaping, a creative way to reduce outdoor water use through efficient landscaping. The plant sale will be a fun-filled day for the whole family. Event-goers can expect the following:

  • More than ten local plant vendors providing a variety of less-thirsty plants such as longevity spinach, peperomia, pregnant onion, rosemary, and more.
  • Xeriscape workshops by garden experts.
    • Pavilion
      • 10:30 a.m. Sustainable Landscaping with Xeric Native Hawaiian Plants – Heidi Bornhorst
      • 11:30 a.m. Xeriscape 101 – Mark Takemoto
      • 12:30 p.m. Aquaponics – Raychel Watkins
      • 1:30 p.m. Backyard Compost – Miya Devoogd
    • Rain Barrel Tent
      • 10:00 a.m. Rain Barrel Workshop – BWS Staff
      • 11:00 a.m. Succulent Care – Ron Fitch
      • 12:00 p.m. Da Bug Doctor –  Andrew Nowinski
      • 1:00 p.m. Rain Barrel Workshop – BWS Staff
  • Social media contest; play to win awesome prizes.
  • Keiki activities.
  • Educational booths and plant crafts:
    • Commission on Water Resource Management
    • Da Bug Doctor
    • Hawaiian Electric
    • Master Gardeners of Oahu
    • Plant Quarantine Branch – Hawaii State Department of Agriculture
    • Scenic Hawaii
    • Storm Water Quality Branch – City and County of Honolulu, Department of Facility Maintenance
    • Refuse Division – City and County of Honolulu, Department of Environmental Services
  • Free soil conditioner.
  • Cactus and Succulent Society of Hawaii display of award-winning cacti and succulents.
  • A Water for People food concession where proceeds support safe drinking water and sanitation projects in third world countries.

Details

Date:
August 3, 2019
Time:
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

Halawa Xeriscape Garden
99-1268 Iwaena St
Aiea, HI 96701 United States
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Phone:
(808) 748-5041
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