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31st Annual Halawa Xeriscape Garden’s Unthirsty Plant Sale
August 3, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
FreeThe 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 –Â Andrew Nowinski
- 1:00 p.m. Rain Barrel Workshop – BWS Staff
- Pavilion
- 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.