Wahiawa Botanical Oahu Ceramic Art Tile

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

Each tile ships in a kraft box, tied with cream ribbon, with a handwritten note from the studio if you'd like to add one.

Three or five different vistas, hung together — a chapter of places you've been, or want to go.

The garden is on the central plateau of O'ahu, at 1396 California Avenue in the town of Wahiawā, between the Wai'anae and Ko'olau mountain ranges. It sits about 25 miles north of Honolulu and roughly 10 miles south of the North Shore at Hale'iwa.

The garden covers 27 acres on a forested ravine. It is one of five gardens in the Honolulu Botanical Gardens system. The collection focuses on tropical species that prefer a cooler, wetter setting than most of O'ahu offers.

The site began in the 1920s when the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association leased the land for experimental tree planting. The property was transferred to the City and County of Honolulu in 1950 and opened to the public as a botanical garden in 1957.

The garden sits at about 1,000 feet of elevation on a high plateau, in a ravine that catches roughly 65 inches of rain a year. The combination of altitude, shade, and moisture keeps temperatures several degrees lower than Honolulu's coast.

The collection emphasizes native Hawaiian plants including koa, alongside tropical species that need a cool, humid setting: tree ferns, blue ginger, rainbow eucalyptus, elephant apple, shaving brush tree, and the candle tree. Many of the largest trees date from the 1920s plantings.

No. Admission is free. The garden is open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is managed by the Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

From downtown Honolulu, take the H-1 west to the H-2 north, then exit at Wahiawā. The drive is about 25 miles and takes 35 to 50 minutes depending on traffic. The entrance is at 1396 California Avenue.

It has been a meaningful gift for customers with ties to the island. Wahiawā is a small upcountry town away from the resorts, where many local families grew up. A Coaster or Small with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The Voynich treatment runs to deep saturated greens and stained-glass jewel tones. It sits comfortably with Tropical Maximalist, Biophilic, and Modern Botanical rooms. The Large above a console or sideboard is the most common pairing.

Biophilic design centers on bringing the outside in through real plants and nature imagery. A 27-acre rainforest gulch rendered in the studio's stained-glass treatment fits the brief directly. A 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural carries the strongest read.

Above a sofa, the Large is the smallest size that holds the wall; a 4-tile Mural is a strong default, and a 9-tile Mural is the show piece. Above a narrower console, the Large alone, or a Triptych, works.

Yes. For wet installs like bathrooms, kitchens above the range, and showers, order the Dura Satin finish or the Matte. Both are scratch-resistant and stand up to heat and moisture. The Glossy finish is for dry walls and framed display.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. No solvents, no abrasives. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, so it lives below a thin glossy finish and does not lift with cleaning.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license imagery from third parties. Reid Wender is the curator and chose Wahiawā Botanical for the atlas of places.