All About African Violets

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 4.05 – More Grooming! appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 4.04 – It’s All About Grooming appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 4.03 – Stands, Sports, September . . . appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Welcome to my Sunroom!! We’re going to talk about sports today. Not that kind of sports. :-D Tips and Treasures Today you get to see the possible chimera bloom that was on my Geyser […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 4.02 – This, That, and Sports appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 4.01 – It’s About Grooming appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax for a bit. Now that the time change has happened, it really gets dark early! Tips and Treasures I have some treasure for you today! This is the final […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.061 – Meet Bob Kurzynski appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax for a bit. One of the things that came up over and over when I asked for what you might like to see on the podcast, was the other […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.060 – The Other Gesneriads appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax for a bit. I’m still collecting ideas for specific African violet-related things that you are interested in seeing on the podcast. I continue to ponder how the podcast might […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.059 – Remembering Richard Nicholas appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax for a bit. Fall is definitely here in Chicagoland! This episode is shorter than usual, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing – sometimes you just want a short […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.058 – Short and Sweet appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax for a bit. Fall is definitely here in Chicagoland! The days are getting shorted and the plants seem to know it. Tips and Treasures I’m very excited to share […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.057 – It’s all about the Minis and Semis, with Anne Nicholas appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax for a bit. It’s been a lovely few days in Chicagoland, but those days are getting shorter. On my walk yesterday morning I saw a couple of trees already […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.056 – Remembering Barbara Elkin appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax for a bit :-) COVID-19 numbers around the country are still rising – so please stay home/stay safe, wear a mask when you go out, and keep washing your […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.055 – A Good Look appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and sit down! COVID-19 numbers around the country are still rising – so please stay home/stay safe, wear a mask when you go out, and keep washing your hands!! Tips and […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.054 – Kurt Jablonski appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.053 – Changing it Up appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.05 – After Convention appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.051 – Planting by the Phases of the Moon appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone! Come on in to the Sunroom! Tips and Treasures We are now on Week 4 of the pre-show schedule – but there’s nothing to be done now until about 1 week before show.  Today […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.050 – Patience is a Virtue appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.049 – Tools appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone!  Happy Easter!  Happy Pesach!  Come on in to the Sunroom! As before, my sincere thanks to all our first responders and all those on the front lines as we fight against the novel coronavirus […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.048 – Meet Stephen Covolo-Hudson! appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.047 – What the Heck is an Immature Leaf?! appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone! I know you’re surprised to see me today – it’s not a first or third Sunday of a month. These are extraordinary times we are living in, and since pretty much everyone, everywhere is […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.046 – Staying Home appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to My Sunroom! It’s been quite a couple of weeks . . . I retired early! The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has gained a strong foothold in the United States. Illinois is taking things very seriously, and many residents, […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.045 – Meet Ken Muzalewski appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone!  I’m happy to be back with you this week!  February was a very interesting month for me.  Two weeks ago, I quit my job.  My last day will be Tuesday and I’m very excited […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.044 – Getting Ready for Show appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom! Hi Everyone! It’s a slightly different episode today – at the time you are seeing this, I am just returning from a great vacation!  So things are going to look a little different this week.  There […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.043 – The Design Division appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.042 – Meet Paul Sorano appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.041 – Consistent Care appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.040 – Meet Wayne Geeslin appeared first on All About African Violets.

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 […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.039 – Once More, With Feeling appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in, sit, down, and relax for a bit :-) Tips and Treasures Today, I am taking you back to National for an interview with my friend, Nancy Hayes. She is wonderful and […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.038 – Meet Nancy Hayes appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Come on in to my sunroom!  Fall is here in Chicagoland! Before we jump in to this week’s episode, I want to touch on a couple of things: I would like to say thank you to […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.037 – On the Soapbox appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax! Fall is definitely in the air here in Chicagoland. I had to put the furnaces on on Saturday! Let’s jump right in to Tips and Treasures! Tips and Treasures […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.036 – The End of an Era appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax! I’m sorry to have missed a week earlier this month, but am happy to back online with you now! Tips and Treasures More treasure for you today! Back to […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.035 – Meet Dolores Gibbs appeared first on All About African Violets.

Welcome to my Sunroom Hi Everyone! Come on in and relax! I’ve had a super-busy couple of weeks, complete with a trip to the Michigan Fiber Festival and construction in the house! Tips and Treasures I have some wonderful treasure […] The post All About African Violets – Episode 3.034: “Don’t Sow an Entire Seed Pod!!” appeared first on All About African Violets.