I was one of the speakers at the 2020 AVSA Virtual Convention event. My presentation was called “African Violets 101 – Wait! It’s NOT Just for Beginners!” If you haven’t seen it yet, you can view it at that link. …
Category: Behind the Scenes
Behinds the Scenes – Annie’s Plant List
While I try to name all the plants as I go through the Look at What’s on the Stands in each episode, sometimes it’s just not possible. I had a request for my current list of plants. So, as of …
Behind the Scenes – S. petrocosmea ‘kerrii’
This is the only petrocosmea that I own, and over the years it has done really well for me. This past fall, however, it began to get cranky. More than likely this was due to inconsistent care on my part, …
Behind the Scenes – Growing for a Hybridizer
Many of you have been following the saga of the leaves I got a few years ago from Dale Martens. Dale is the hybridizer of both African violets and other gesneriads. She’s very well-known for her strepts and a number …
Behind the Scenes – Potting Down a Neck
Hi Everyone – it’s been some time since I’ve had the wherewithal to put together a Behind the Scenes post for you. I thought this would be a good tutorial. Do you have a plant on your shelves that has …
Behind the Scenes – Gesneriad Exhibition, Hamburg, Germany
Hi Everyone, I’m so happy to be able to share some photos with you from the Society for Gesneriengewächse in Hamburg, Germany. This group was founded in 2018 and it had its first public display in July 2019, at the …
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Behind the Scenes – Here Comes Houston!
Hi Everyone! It’s been quite some time since I’ve been able to do a “Behind the Scenes” post. I will be traveling next Sunday, and the software I use is different that in years past, so I will not be …
Behind the Scenes – HOW to Limit Your Collection, Part II
Alrighty then. We’ve talked about leaves and plantlets, but what about the more mature plants you might have on your shelves? How do you limit them? During the second season of All About African Violets, I created an outline to …
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Behind the Scenes – HOW to Limit Your Collection, Part I
You know that I talk a lot here about limiting one's collection. I'm well aware that it's not always a popular choice, but it is always a valid one.
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Behind the Scenes – Meet Jeff Jackson
Can you believe I’m already thinking ahead to October?! Well, I am and here’s why: Jeff Jackson, Canadian hybridizer of the Imp’s series of African violets and popular author (J.P. Jackson), is slated to be the speaker at the …
After the National Show – Behind the Scenes
As you saw last week during the look at what’s on the stands, there is a lot to accomplish when you come home from a show – any show – where you’ve taken a number of plants and/or where …
Racing to National – Behind the Scenes
Every time I start on the pre-show schedule for National, the show seems a very long way off. 12 weeks is about three months, but this can go way faster than you anticipate – at least that’s how it …
Coming into Bloom – Behind the Scenes
April is one of those months with five Sundays this year, so I thought you might like to see what’s coming in to bloom on my stands. Everything from Species to Trailers! Enjoy! I hope you’ve enjoyed this …
Illinois African Violet Society – Behind the Scenes
My state organization, the Illinois African Violet Society, had its annual spring show yesterday. Those of you who are show growers know that a show is truly a group effort. Ours is no different. We pitch in and help …
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Technical Difficulties – Behind the Scenes
ou will not believe what it took to get Episode 3.1 on the air last Sunday. The technical difficulties were all on my end and they were intense! Seriously, my hair was On. Fire. Here’s what I learned …
Gearing Up – Behind the Scenes
Host, Annie, shares some of the behind-the-scenes pieces of what goes in to creating a video podcast about African violets.