The Violet Barn

Congratulations!

Congratulations to these talented growers who have recently won awards with our hybrids! 

These are only the most recent winners as reported in the most current issue of the African Violet Magazine by the African Violet Society of America, Inc.  Subscription and membership information appears elsewhere on this site.

If you've won "Best in Show" with one of our hybrids, we'll deduct $10 from an order placed during the time you and your winner appears on this page!  If you qualify, your name will appear in bold print in the list below.  A new page will appear every 2-3 months as new winners are reported.

Be sure to enter the "Robinson Collection" classes at next year's National AVSA Convention Show in Detroit in 2012! 

Collection must consist of 3 different varieties, all of same type (mini, semimini, trailer, or standard), all hybridized by us. First place winner receives $200 and 2nd place receives $100.  Should the first place entries by standard-size 'Ma's' varieties, an additional $50 will be awarded to the winner!

Special congratulations to Lorna Russell for winning the award for Best Robinson collection at the 2011 AVSA National Convention show, with 'Rob's Fuddy Duddy', 'Rob's Ooey Gooey', and 'Rob's Fuzzy Navel'.  2nd Place went to Sandy Skalski.


Congratulations to:

Names appearing in bold print can deduct $10 from any order placed with us during time your name appears on this page.  You'll need to remind us of this when ordering!

As appears in the January/February AVM:

Sue Barconi.  For Best in Show and Best Trailer, with 'Rob's Boolaroo', at the Town and Country AVC, OH

Karen Campbell.  For Best in Show, and Best Miniature, with 'Rob's Pewter Bells', and Best AVSA Semimini collection, with 'Rob's Pewter Bells', at the Annapolis Valley AVS, Nova Scotia

Debra Carey.  For Best Trailer in show, with 'Rob's Vanilla Trail', at the Annapolis Valley AVS, Nova Scotia

Jeani Hatfield.  For Best Semiminiature in show, with 'Rob's Pewter Bells', and Best AVSA Semimini (trailers) collection, with 'Rob's Humpty Doo' and 'Rob's Boolaroo', at the Delta Gesneriad and AVS, CA

Carolyn Klein.  For Best in Show and Best Trailer, with 'Rob's Boolaroo', at the Saintpaulia Society of Long Island, NY

Carol McKnight.  For Best Semiminiature in show, with 'Rob's Sarsparilla', at the Town and Country AVC, OH

As appears in the November/December, 2011 AVM:

Marie Burns.  For Best Trailer in show, with 'Rob's Boolaroo', at the Baltimore AVC, MD

Marsha Gustafson.  For Best AVSA Semimini collection, with 'Rob's Pewter Bells', at the Metropolitan St Louis AVC, MO

Bob Kurzynski.  For Best Semiminiature in show, with 'Rob's Boogie Woogie', and Best AVSA Semimini collection, with 'Rob's Boogie Woogie', at the AVC of Morris County, NJ

Bobbie LaFashiaFor Best in Show, Best Semiminiature, and Best AVSA Semimini collection,  with 'Rob's Fuzzy Navel', and Best Miniature, with 'Rob's Jitterbug', at the Delaware AVGS, DE

Ella Rykowski.  For Best Trailer in show, with 'Rob's Boolaroo', at the AVC of Morris County, NJ