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.
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 (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 – Meeting length has been extended 1 hour to allow enough time to complete our project.
April 21, 2024 – Gesneriads: Growing Petrocosmeas by Beverly Stormoen and Bobbi Johannsen
May 19, 2024 – Violets 101
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