Traders with their caravans headed west along the Silk Road traveling from Ch’ang-an (modern Xian) to the Black and Mediterranean seas. For the silk from China that became so highly prized the traders returned with numerous exotic products. This educational display presents a variety of diverse agricultural products and produce which was traded along the Silk Road and can be found in Hawaii today. A display of herbs, spices, fresh produce and agricultural products, especially those of Chinese origin, will be featured.

“Planting a Better Future” was awarded $25,000 by the Garden Club of America as the 2004 Founders Fund Award winner. The money from this award is being used for the construction and design of a Lo’i which is a traditional Hawaiian taro patch for growing both dry and wet taro. Taro is the staple of the Hawaiian diet. This Lo’i will be situated at the Women’s Correctional Center on a 5-acre parcel of land. The Garden Club of Honolulu is supervising this project.
Members of the The Garden Club of Honolulu continue to teach horticulture and flower arranging classes at the prison. A curriculum has been developed and flower arrangements from plants grown by the women in the program will be exhibited.

This exhibit is a selection of photographs taken by elementary school students from Honolulu. The photographs are part of their field trip visit to Lyon Arboretum where students gain hands-on experience in photography.
At the Arboretum, students are provided with cameras and film where they discover, observe and photograph. It is natural for children to focus intently on nature. This program at the Marilyn Goss Educational Center has had great success in reaching our objectives of really engaging children in their own environment, and opening their eyes to the beauty of their surroundings.
Photography enables personal and intense observation and facilitates both the artistic and scientific approach.