May 17, 2025

Speed Dating with Pests and Diseases – Each person gets 5-10 minutes to share what they learned about a particular pest or disease. Location – Beatitudes Campus, 1610 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021, On Glendale, east of 19th Avenue 10:00 am to noon

Lights! Camera! Action! Bloom! This in-depth presentation on lighting will tell you all you need to know about using lights to grow your violets. Location – Beatitudes Campus, 1610 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021, On Glendale, east of 19th Avenue 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Speed Dating the Other Gesneriads – The gesneriad family contains over 3,200 species of plants,the best-known of which is the African violet (Saintpaulia). Location – Beatitudes Campus, 1610 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021, On Glendale, east of 19th Avenue 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Fun with Smaller Gesneriads! January’s meeting was all about the smaller Gesneriads (the cousins to the African violet) and included tips on starting and growing that is useful for many plant varieties. Dale Martens, hybridizer and grower, let us record her presentation to share with other plant lovers! Listen to her recorded presentation. Welcome to…

Growing African Violet Trailers – A video by Dr. Bill Price, winner of several Best-In-Show awards. Learn his secrets to culture, propagation, and show preparation of African violet trailers. Location – Beatitudes Campus, 1610 W Glendale Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85021, On Glendale, east of 19th Avenue 10:00 am to noon

The Story of Threes. Bring three (3) leaves to trade and learn how to pot them up and grow more plants! Pots and soil will be provided. Then we’ll review three (3) sad plants for diagnosis and three (3) happy plants for bragging rights. Harmon Branch of the Phoenix Public Library1325 S. 5th Ave, 85003W…