Learn how to landscape with native Hawaiian plants

Locally adapted.

Relatively low maintenance.

A habitat for beneficial organisms.

These are just some of the positive aspects of incorporating native plants into your garden and landscape.

Instructor Zach Mermel of Ola Design Group will teach the Landscaping with Native Hawaiian Plants workshop from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday (May 12) at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.

In this hand-on workshop, you’ll interact firsthand with a variety of native plants found throughout Hawaii Island’s various microclimates and learn how to integrate these ecosystems allies into your outdoor ecosystem.

Class fee is $35 or $30 for VAC members.

To register, call 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

Volcano Art Center is a nonprofit educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawaii’s people and environment through activities in the visual, literary and performing arts.

For more information about VAC or its other upcoming events, visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.