3rd Annual Show & Sale
Saturday, October 4
Sunday, October 5
10 am to 3 pm each day
7209 County Rd 12, Naples NY 14512
Public welcome, no admission, free parking
What:
- Judged show with 150+ exhibition quality plants
- 100's more for sale
- Educational information
- Refreshments
- Live music
Presentations:
Presentations are scheduled for each day. Topic and time to be announced later.
Guest Speaker:
Dr John L Clark, botanist from Selby gardens in Sarasota, Florida will be our featured guest speaker! John has spent a lifetime in collecting native gesneriads in Central and South America and is an expert in his field. We are honored that he's accepted our invitation to speak and you won't want to miss this opportunity. Topic and time also to be announced when details are finalized.
Comments about last year's event:
Soo happy my mom and I were able to stop by yesterday! Beautiful set up! Hoping to purchase a few show plants next year
Absolutely outstanding!!! See you all next year.
It was amazing! Thanks for opening the doors to us.
It was Awesome!!!!
Our group had a great time. The tour was great, the flower gorgeous, education of the various ways to grow, and your great staff!
After attending your open house, I put to use all the tips that you shared. What a difference! Of my 27 violets, 21 have been in continuous bloom and I can finally relate to other customer's reviews.
It was a great presentation! If you like African violets and or gesneriads AND you are able to, you should definitely check out their open house!
Details:
Our previous two events were a huge success, with visitors travelling from far and wide. More than 150 attended over the two days, with more than 1/4 of the visitors from out of state. This year's event should be even bigger and better.
There will be both large (standard violets, streptocarpus) and small (miniatures), among others, displayed as fully grown specimens (we started growing them as soon last years show ended). Last year's event had close to 200 showplants on display, most of them large specimens. We are now growing, and hope to show as large specimens, an even greater variety of plants this year, including many of the other gesneriads.
A "sneak" peak at new varieties that we are growing for 2026 and beyond!
Sales plants will be available of the displayed, and not displayed, plants. The "show" plants will be for sale as well and can be taken home at the end of the event. (Sorry, we cannot ship the larger plants--these must be picked up in person at the shop). If you come on Sunday, you will not miss out! We will have unique plants available both days and will restock the sales items. Special offers on plants sold after 1 pm Sunday.
Our staff will be on hand and happy to answer questions, should you have them, or provide advice, should you request it.
Complimentary snacks and refreshments (both hot and cold, beverages and other "goodies") provided. When not viewing or shopping, sit back, "talk plants", have a snack, and enjoy!
As we don't have regular visitor hours, we hope that you attend this event. We plan to make it worth your time. If you do plan on attending, let us know so we can plan accordingly.
Interested? Contact us at: comments@violetbarn.com
Enjoy fall in Naples and the Finger Lakes!
There are many things to do and see in our area. Our area is a place of natural beauty and is a popular destination for day-trippers and sightseers. Our barn is located overlooking Canandaigua lake, in the beautiful Bristol hills. The village of Naples is a short 3 mile drive down the hill. The small city of Canandaigua is on the lake's north end, about a 20 minute drive from us.
For information on recreation, shopping, dining, and lodging visit: explorenaplesny.com