Home & Garden

Home & Garden section of Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine

feng shui home on maui

East Meets Zest

Designed for acclaimed Maui chef Jennifer Nguyen, this home at Wailuku Country Estates is a beautiful, bold and tasteful blend of east and west.
design tips

Ask the Experts

Design tips from Maui’s home professionals
designer bathroom

Beautiful Baths

Whether you love the warmth of tradition, customized whimsy, or elegance on a dime, your bathroom is all about value added: style, charm, and selling points. Here are three we’d shower with praise.
indoor plants

A Garden Indoors

We talk to a local expert in caring for indoor plants.
edible lanai, island gardens

The Edible Lanai

Emily Bott discusses the types of edible flowers and plants to grow on your lanai in Maui.
orchids

Orchid Obsession

Orchids have a strange capacity for overstimulating otherwise sensible people. Especially on Maui.
amazing jungle shower

The Outdoor Shower

When was the last time you bathed out of doors, feeling the warmth of the sun on your skin, watching the wind dance in the trees, or the stars play hide-and-seek with the clouds?

H2Oh!

Along Maui’s southern coast, a Makena couple have created the home of their dreams—one that gives the impression of floating entirely on water.
organic gardening

10 Organic Gardening Tips

How do you keep your garden green? Kula farmer Ann Carter shares her organic wisdom.
tropical orchids

Specific Beauty

Supermarket-variety orchids are a far cry from their feral parents. At Tropical Orchid Farm in Haiku, Jeffrey Parker and Kathy Klett propagate the ancestral species.
home spa

The Great Escape

Capture the calming spirit of a professional spa and create your own at-home version with help from award-winning spa designer Sylvia Sepielli.
carrots

How Does Your Garden Grow?

This growing guide helps Maui residents determine the best vegetables within their area. From Upcountry to the West Side, there is a perfect bulb for you.
herb mix

Multi-purpose herb mix

When prepping for dinner at Il Teatro in Wailea, Chef Kulis personally harvests herbs from the restaurant’s garden.
hawaiian moon calendar

Planting by the Moon

Finding the science behind an ancient, indigenous practice.
water friendly garden tips

Lean & Green

Your guide to a water-friendly garden starts here.
maui home swimming pool

Cool Pools

David Leadbetter video golf lessons in four chapters.Dip into three distinctive Maui pools--and hear what the experts say you should know before you build your own. Make a statement.
maui tropical flowers

Hot Tropicals

Some of the world’s most sought-after tropical flowers, including heliconia, ginger and protea are being grown right here on Maui by local flower farmers.