Amy Greenwell Garden Arbor Day Tree Giveaway Nov. 1
Hawai‘i Health Guide Healing Garden also Nov. 1
Captain Cook, HI… AMY GREENWELL GARDEN ARBOR DAY PLANT GIVEAWAYwill be held November 1, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Admission is free! Sponsored by Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry program, Amy Greenwell Garden will give away five hundred native plants for home landscaping, many of which are rare and endangered. Each individual is limited to two trees. There will be many different species to select from such as iliahi (sandalwood) or the State flower, mao hau hele.
The Arbor Day event is presented in conjunction with the Hawaii Healing Garden event, also on November 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hawaii Health Guide presents a celebration of multi-cultural medicinal and nutritional plants of Hawaii. Polynesian, Hawaiian, Chinese, Filipino, cultural practitioners and ethnobotanists, will share their knowledge of Hawaii’s rich botanical treasures. The event features lectures, tours, workshops, adults and children’s programs, a Healing Arts Fair, and cultural entertainment. Admission is free for the Hawaii Healing Garden.
For more information call (808) 323-3318, or email agg@bishopmuseum.org. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is Bishop Museum’s native plant arboretum located in Captain Cook on Hawaii Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4.
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