Talk story with local growers Oct. 26
Find out from Big Island growers what plant varieties thrive best in your location at the biannual Plant People Road Show 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Makaeo Pavilion at Old Kona Airport State Recreation Area.
Talk story with 12 growers from the island’s different regions during the sale. In addition, growers will offer cut blooming flower stems and plant selections geared for fall planting and gift giving. Admission is free.
Meet Chitose and Tsuyoshi Tsumura of C &T Products in Keaau, who offer many different varieties and colors of anthuriums — the heart-shaped blooms come in a variety of hues.
Peter and Kay DeMello of DeMello Air Plants in Kona sell over 50 varieties of easy-care air plants.
Jennifer Snyder and Bob Harris of OrchidPeople in Waimea have created warm-tolerant varieties of Cymbidium orchids that flower mauka to makai. Cymbidiums are prized for their multiple flowers on tall spikes.
Phoenicia and Bob Zeller of Pele’s Island Plants in Ocean View grow select and hard-to-find orchid varieties, assorted cactus and succulents. Find choices for the collector and hobbyist.
Susan Ruskin and Peter Berg of Quindembo Bamboo in Kapaau market many varieties of fast-growing, non-invasive, clumping varieties of bamboo to create an instantaneous or fast privacy hedge. The couple also offers ornamental and high-quality construction bamboos in addition to bamboos with edible shoots.
Sean Spellicy and Iris Viacrusis of Royal Palm Enterprises in Kuristown sell fruit trees, ornamentals and water garden plants.
In its seventh year, the Plant People Road Show offers two sales annually, around Valentine’s Day and Halloween. The direct, nursery-customer setting enables growers to meet the public and get feedback while providing expert growing guidance.
Info: 987-3231.
Kona coffee cultural festival Nov. 1-10
Visit the Sheraton Kona Resort &Spa at 5 p.m. Nov. 10 for an evening of culinary delightsfeaturing local Island Chefs and a silent auction. Music and dancing under the stars with award-winning Kahulanui, a nine-piece Hawaiian Swing Band from the Big Island. Proceeds benefit the Kona Coffee Cultural Festival.
Meet the winners from the Kona Coffee cupping contest and the Kona Coffee recipe contest, as well as the newly crowned Miss Kona Coffee and Miss Aloha Hawaii.
The Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa will offer special room rates for this event.
Tickets are $50 general admission, $80 for VIP (includes table seating). Buy a $5 Festival Admission button and enjoy more than 40 events for 10 days. Children ages 5 and under are free.Purchase tickets online at www.eventbrite.com.
Info: 930-4900.