Wednesday May 18 Frankie’s Nursery: tour the State's finest collection of tropical fruit trees with owner/expert Frankie Sekiya; Frankie is generous with answering your questions. Purchases are allowed. Meet at the nursery at 9:30 for a tour. Cost $20 for members, $25 for non-members.   About 2 hours.

Saturday May 28: Hawaiian Ti Party I: meet at Waiahole Botanicals at 9:30 a.m. for a two hour tour of a fabulous collection of hybrid ti plants and an excellent nursery of other unusual decorative plants. Tour leader: Nathan Miranda, son of the owner and expert plantsman. Purchases are allowed. Cost $20 for members, $25 for non-members

Tuesday May 31 Hui Ku Maoli Ola: owner/expert Rick Barboza will take you on a tour of a top Hawaiian native plant collection and nursery. Meet at 9:30 at the nursery for the presentation. Rick will answer your questions and show you over 140 natives for your garden. Purchases are allowed. Cost: $20 for members, $25 for non-members. About 2 hours

Wednesday June 1 Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden: Collections Manager for Waimea Valley, David Orr, will conduct a tour of native species, discuss their traditional uses and tour archeological sites and the ethno botanical collection.  The tour will being at 9:30 am. Lunch at Waimea Valley Grill is optional and on your own. Cost (including entry fee) $28 for members, $33 for non-members. About 2 hours

Saturday June 11 Take a tour of this not-open-to-the-public research collection of over 40 native Hawaiian ferns; discussion and presentation by owner/expert Kay Lynch. No purchases allowed. Meet at nursery at 9:30. Cost: members $20, non-members $25. About 1.5 hours

Saturday June 18: Manoa Cliff Trail: take an easy hike with Jeff Preble along the trail and give a 1/2 hour of your time pulling weeds as part of the Manoa Cliff Restoration Project. Meet at 9 a.m. in Makiki. Instruction sheet will be provided. Cost: members $20, non-members $25. About 2 hours

Saturday June 25: Behind the Scenes at the Bishop Museum Herbarium. Rarely visited by general public, this is a chance to understand the workings and scientific value of herbaria. Clyde Imada, Museum Botanist will show early specimens from the time of Hillebrand and Rock and discuss specimen preparation and curation. Meet at Bishop Museum's Botany Department at 9:30 a.m. Lunch on your own at the Museum Café is optional. Cost: members $20, non-members $25. About 2 hours.

Thursday June 30: Eat Well, Feel Better, Lose Weight! Secrets of vegetarian cooking… a demonstration and tasting by Jackie Ralya. Meet at Wahiawa Botanical Garden at 10 a.m. When pau, tour the garden's beautiful main terrace. Cost (including all food supplies, paper plates, napkins) $30 members, $35 for non-members. About 2 hrs

Saturday July 9: Hawaiian Ti Party II: tour a beautiful, lush tropical garden complete with waterfall; enjoy the ti presentation by owner/expert David Yearian. His wide collection includes unusual dwarf ti. Ask questions. Cost: members $20, non-members $25. Meet at the garden at 9:30 a.m. About 2 hrs

Saturday July 16: Fun in the Mud. Tour Kevin Mulkern's collection of aquatics including tropical water lilies and dwarf lotus then learn how to divide and replant them. Learn how to set up a "balanced" tub water garden. Kevin's presentation is very informal (and frequently quite amusing). Meet at the nursery at 9:30 a.m. Cost: members $20, non-members $25. Wear old, comfortable shoes that can take a lot of mud. About 2 hrs

DRIVING DIRECTIONS: will be given upon receipt of payment. We strongly recommend sturdy and comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, a hat and a bottle of water. Please no slippers or sandals. For nursery tours remember that nurseries are frequently muddy so wear old comfortable walking shoes and always take along insect repellent.