Tag: All About African Violets

All About African Violets – Episode 4.05 – More Grooming!

A :-) October 17, 2021

Welcome to my Sunroom Welcome to my Sunroom, you guys!!! Fall is definitely here in Chicagoland! I would like to thank those of you who have found the podcast important enough to you that you have supported it monetarily. I …

All About African Violets – Episode 4.04 – It’s All About Grooming

A :-) September 19, 2021

Welcome to my Sunroom Welcome to my Sunroom, you guys!!! I’m going to quickly today because I have a lot to share with you! Tips and Treasures I’m trying an experiment this week. I filmed myself grooming my plants on …

All About African Violets – Episode 4.03 – Stands, Sports, September . . .

A :-) September 5, 2021

Welcome to my Sunroom Welcome to my Sunroom, you guys!!! What a summer it’s been. I’ve been wanting to be back with you now since I tried to come back in May, but time was not on my side. And …

Optimara Michigan, disbudded and ready to be groomed

All About African Violets – Episode 4.01 – It’s About Grooming

A :-) May 2, 2021

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Welcome back to my Sunroom!! I am really happy to be back with you here on the podcast! Tips and Treasures I have a lot to share with you today! I took my four …

Annie, in front of the sunroom houseplants, crossing her fingers

All About African Violets – Episode 3.053 – Changing it Up

A :-) July 5, 2020

Welcome to my Sunroom Come on in to the Sunroom! While Illinois has progressed to Phase 4 of its reopening plan, we have seen a recent uptick in cases of COVID-19. Many other states are now facing what Illinois was …

All About African Violets – Episode 3.052 – After Convention

A :-) June 7, 2020

Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone! Come on in to the Sunroom and relax for a bit! Tips and Treasures Today most of our time will be spent checkout out the stands, but in other years, right about now would …

Slide saying Planting By The Phases of the Moon

All About African Violets – Episode 3.051 – Planting by the Phases of the Moon

A :-) May 17, 2020

Welcome to my Sunroom! Come on in! I apologize for the delay in getting this episode out to you. Tips and Treasures A different type of podcast today! It’s actually a rerun of the presentation I did years ago about …

All About African Violets – Episode 3.049 – Tools

A :-) April 19, 2020

Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone! Come on in to the Sunroom! Tips and Treasures We are now on Week 6 of the pre-show schedule. I’m so glad so many of you enjoyed meeting Stephen Covolo-Hudson last week! Today’s topic …

Annie holding up species brevipilosus Mather #10 and pointing out an immature leaf

All About African Violets – Episode 3.047 – What the Heck is an Immature Leaf?!

A :-) April 5, 2020

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in to the Sunroom! Thank you for joining me today as we remain at home. And for those of you not hunkered down because you’re in an essential industry or business, you …

Annie and Paul Sorano at the 2019 AVSA National Convention

All About African Violets – Episode 3.042 – Meet Paul Sorano

A :-) January 19, 2020

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone – it’s chilly here in Chicagoland (really chilly), but it’s nice and warm in the sunroom. Come on in because I have a great episode for you today! Tips and Treasures Today we are …

All About African Violets – Episode 3.041 – Consistent Care

A :-) January 5, 2020

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Consistent care is the topic for today! The last time we sat down together was on December 1st . . . As many of you known I had a respiratory infection, and the cough …

Annie and Wayne Geeslin, at the 2019 National AVSA Convention

All About African Violets – Episode 3.040 – Meet Wayne Geeslin

A :-) December 1, 2019

Welcome to My Sunroom! Come on in to my sunroom! If you’re here in the U.S. I hope you had a happy and wonderful Thanksgiving. The podcast is going to be structured a little differently today, but first, I have …

All About African Violets – Episode 3.039 – Once More, With Feeling

A :-) November 17, 2019

Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone! I apologize for the delay in getting this episode out today. I had some technical difficulties that have since been resolved! Tips and Treasures After the last episode I got a message from Margaret …

Annie and Diane Miller at the AVSA National Convention, May 2018, in Buffalo, New York.

All About African Violets – Episode 3.022 – Polar Vortex

A :-) February 3, 2019

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in to my sunroom. We’ve just gone through a brutal polar vortex here in Chicagoland. Thankfully my furnaces did yeoman’s service and all has been well and warm in my house. Tips …

Leaves with babies ready to be separated and potted up

Behind the Scenes – HOW to Limit Your Collection, Part I

A :-) January 28, 2019

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.

All About African Violets – Episode 3.021 – Bits and Pieces

A :-) January 20, 2019

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! A LOT of great feedback on the previous episode – particularly in the African Violet Nerds group on Facebook. Thank you! Tips and Treasures I was an absolute talking head last week, so I’ll …

Annie counting the steps in limiting one's collection

All About African Violets – Episode 3.020 – Limit Your Collection

A :-) January 6, 2019

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone!Super happy to be back with you!! I did have another kidney stone right before Christmas, but – for the first time – I was able to pass it. Yay Me! In editing this episode, …

All About African Violets – Episode 3.019 – Meet the Digital Dude!

A :-) December 16, 2018

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Super happy to share with you that all the kidney craziness seems to be pretty much finished. Yay!! I’m not quite back filming for you yet – but I do have a surprise in this …

All About African Violets – Episode 3.018 – Dr. Jeff Smith, Part #3

A :-) December 2, 2018

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Again, my thanks to all of you for your continued concerns and encouraging words with this kidney nonsense. I have super great news to share with you – I did not have to have …

All About African Violets – Episode 3.017 – Dr. Jeff Smith, Part II

A :-) November 18, 2018

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Another “rerun” episode here at All About African Violets. Many thanks to you all for your kind words and well wishes regarding my kidney stone surgery. Unfortunately, there was a complication that might …