Library of Articles
Articles on growing and exhibiting:
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"Episcias: Lovely Plants with Lovely Leaves" From VioletsFun issue #8
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"Discovering Streptocarpus" A lecture originally presented at the 1998 African Violet Society of America Convention Show in Sacramento, California. Appears in VioletsFun issue #7.
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"Fine Tuning Your Showplants" An article that originally appeared in the Empire Violet Magazine, in September, 1990. It has been rewritten, appearing in VioletsFun #6, and reflects our growing environment in 1990.
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"Provide 'Living Shade' For Your Plants" First appeared as an original article in VioletsFun issue #7. Reprinted in numerous other publications.
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"Some Suggestions for Keeping Miniature Violets Miniature" Originally appeared in the Empire Violet Magazine, in March, 1987. Since repeated in numerous other publications, including VioletsFun #4. The subject might be a bit dated, given the quality of today's hybrids, but the cultural advice contained in the article is timeless.
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"Some Notes on Trailing African Violets" Notes from a lecture originally presented at the Mid-Atlantic AVS Convention Show, November 1996. Reprinted in numerous other publications. Appears in VioletsFun issue #12.
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"Knowing Your Violets: Basic Flower Types" Knowing the terms that hybridizers use, and learning the characteristics of different flower types can help us in selecting violets. From VioletsFun issue #2.
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"Natural Planting Made Easy" Basics in miniature landscapes made on natural materials. Excerpted from workshops presented in spring of 1998 by Olive
The Best of "Violets Fun": A compilation of some of our favorite essays on the hobby and the growing "experience", written by Rob or Olive and reprinted here.
- "About Us... A Fairy Tale" Can two "plant nuts" meet and live happily every after? The true story (in a "nutshell").
- "It's Hot in Here!" When your greenhouse becomes a "hot" house.
- "Of Mice (and more) and Men" Trying to live with nature's little creatures.
- "More Tales of Mice and Men" An update.
- "The Joy of Watering" True happiness found among the plants (our favorite essay).
- "Good Help is Hard to Find" Everyone loves plants, but do they love the work?
- "Help! (gasp)...I need (ack)...Water!" When we should water isn't always when we do.
- "Things that Hop...and Things that Slither" Amphibians (and reptiles) at the Violet Barn.
- "Violets as House Plants" Not every plant is a showplant, nor should be.


