Scenic Hawaii

04/28/2024

By Heidi Bornhorst Ren MacDonald-Balasia of RENKO did a Floral demo with the GCH on Wed March 13, 2024. She likes to use wild, weird and foraged florals, and rare, strange fruit from gardens or Chinatown. RENKO Floral dragon This was such an inspiration! We can all gather florals and foliage from our own gardens, from friends and even from wild weeds....

By Heidi Bornhorst Ren MacDonald-Balasia of RENKO did a Floral demo with the GCH on Wed March 13, 2024.   She likes to use wild, weird and foraged …

11/16/2022

By Heid Bornhorst Heidibornhorst.blog After three years of lockdown, we are finally, Happily, able to celebrate Arbor Day in Kapi`olani Park once again. On Saturday November 19, 2022, we will gather with ScenicHawaii, Inc., Kapi`olani Park Preservation society, some Dedicated City tree workers and Arborists, Volunteers, and all of us who love and cherish trees and our Park. We will be planting and ceremonially mulching four new trees courtesy of the Division of UrbanForestry led by Certified Arborist Brandon Au and DUF/ City and County of Honolulu Parksdepartment....

By Heid Bornhorst Heidibornhorst.blog After three years of lockdown, we are finally, Happily, able to celebrate Arbor Day in Kapi`olani Park once again. On Saturday November 19, 2022, we will gathe…

11/03/2022

Arbor day 2022

11/03/2022

arbor day

05/18/2022

By Heidi Bornhorst Q Is pua kenikeni native to Hawaii? Or did the ancient Polynesians bring it? I LOVE that pua and the leis we can make. Please share more about this favorite fragrant garden and lei plant. ​Aunty D, Kane`ohe A: Puakenikeni is not native to Hawaii, nor did the ancient voyagers bring it on their great sea travelling canoes....

By Heidi Bornhorst Q Is pua kenikeni native to Hawaii?  Or did the ancient Polynesians bring it?  I LOVE that pua and the leis we can make.  Please share more about this fa…

04/25/2022

By Heidi Bornhorst Q: Is pua kenikeni native to Hawaii? Or did the ancient Polynesians bring it? I LOVE that pua and the leis we can make. Please share more about this favorite fragrant garden and lei plant. ​Aunty D, Kane`ohe A: Puakenikeni is not native to Hawaii, nor did the ancient voyagers bring it on their great sea travelling canoes....

By Heidi Bornhorst Q: Is pua kenikeni native to Hawaii? Or did the ancient Polynesians bring it? I LOVE that pua and the leis we can make. Please share more about this favorite fragrant garden and …

03/25/2022

By Heidi Bornhorst The fragrance of tuberose! One of my Mother’s favorites, as a lei of tuberose and yellow roses are what my dad got her for their simple wedding ceremony. She also loved the smell of pineapple, because my dad gifted her with those too! I like them in a lei, combined with other flowers like roses, carnations or orchids....

By Heidi Bornhorst The fragrance of tuberose! One of my Mother’s favorites, as a lei of tuberose and yellow roses are what my dad got her for their simple wedding ceremony. She also loved the smell…

03/14/2022

pua of Kou trees Makes an Epic Gorgeous, esy to wear lei

03/14/2022

Kou trees in Kapi`olani Park, Native Hawaiian, xeric, lie making, Epic SHADE for our Park

01/07/2022

By Heidi Bornhorst A classic old fashioned, fragrant hedge and special plant. Maybe a LEI plant? for small fingers and with a delicate lei needle….. ‘What kind of pikake is this?’, asked my friend Joan Takamori as she walked by our front planting strip. I had propagated some from Mary Osorio’s house when she moved away to Wahiawa, and stuck it out front for others to enjoy too....

By Heidi Bornhorst A classic old fashioned, fragrant hedge and special plant.  Maybe a LEI plant?  for small fingers and with a delicate lei n…

08/08/2021

Nutrition of Mountain apples By Heidi Bornhorst Local Hawaii people are so Funny! Nowadays people go nuts for Mangos and lychee and `ULU. Even to far as buying them in the store! Don’t you all think we should have some fruit trees in our gardens? And share with friends and neighbors? Let’s plant and grow some fruits today! As kids, mangoes were like stray kittens, people would beg you to take them!...

Nutrition of Mountain apples By Heidi Bornhorst Local Hawaii people are so Funny! Nowadays people go nuts for Mangos and lychee and `ULU. Even to far as buying them in the store! Don’t you all thin…

06/10/2021

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