Meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of every month, September through June. However, due to occasional scheduling conflicts with the Garden Club, some meetings may may be on a different Sunday of the month. Please follow the schedule below for ALL meetings!) The doors open at 1 pm. An African violet 101 starts at 1:30 pm. The general meeting starts promptly at 2 pm.
Members, If you haven’t renewed your membership, please check in at the name tag table to renew. You may also go to the “Members Only” and renew using PayPal in advance of the meeting.
2023-2024 Meeting Schedule
September 17, 2023 – Trailers (information and repotting) by Sandra Brinson and Bobbi Johannsen
October 8, 2023 – Lighting part 2 by Sandi Mynatt
November 12, 2023 – Minis (may be hands on) by Cathy Carter
December 3, 2023 – Holiday Party by Sandi Mynatt
January 21, 2024 – “Dog” Show, The Good, the Bad, The Hideous (bring in the worst plants and segway to Grooming for Show by a panel of Board members)
February 18, 2024 – Pests Control Part 2 by Sandi Mynatt
March 17, 2024 – Terrariums or Dish Gardens (hands on) by Shipra Panda
April 21, 2024 – Violets 101 by Carol Hixenbaugh
May 19, 2024 – Gesneriads by Beverly Stormoen and Bobbi Johannsen
June 9, 2024 – Summer Party by Sandi Mynatt
2022-2023 Meeting Schedule
September 18, 2022 – “Natural Light: Pros & Cons”
October 9, 2022 – Maximize Your Minis
November 20, 2022 – “Culture, Pests or Pathogens”
December 11, 2022 – Holiday Party
January 15, 2023 – “Glamour Grooming” / Place Optimara Orders
February 19, 2023 – “Don’t Bug Me” (pest control)
March 19, 2023 – “Dish It Out” (Dish Gardens)
April 16, 2023 – Violets 101
May 21, 2023 – “Chimeras – Beautiful African Violet Mutations”
June 11, 2023 – Summer Social / Potluck
2021-2022 Meeting Schedule
September 19, 2021 – Project plants will be handed out for our fertilizer experiment. Program on how our fertilizer experiment will work.
October 17, 2021 – The talk will be on Streptocarpus.
November 21, 2021 – Spa Day For Your Violets
December 12, 2021 – Christmas Party
January 16, 2022 – HJAVS Tool Time
February 20, 2022 – Fertilizer Experiment Review
March 13, 2022 – Sneak Peak of Our Upcoming Display and Sale – Preparing and grooming plants
April 24, 2022 – Violets 101
May 15, 2022 – Growing Gessies for Summer – Growing plants from rhizomes. Hands on project with hanging basket to take home.
June 12, 2022 – Summer Party
The doors open at 1 pm. You are welcome to come early and help set up and/or purchase supplies. A Violet 101 begins at 1:30 pm. All meetings begin promptly at 2 pm unless otherwise noted.
We meet at:
The Garden Club of Jacksonville
(click name above for link to map & directions)
1005 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Fl 32204
(904) 355-4224
Board Meetings: First Tuesday of every month, 10:30am – 2pm
Due to Covid-19 all board meetings will be held via Zoom until further notice.
Contact: info@jacksonvilleviolets.org if you would like to attend the next meeting