Summary: <br> Welcome to my Sunroom!<br> <br> <br> <br> Hi Everyone! Come on in to the Sunroom!<br> <br> <br> <br> Tips and Treasures<br> <br> <br> <br> 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. <br> <br> <br> <br> Today I want to talk about patience, because it’s been pointed out to me that I have none :-D I’m well aware that It’s not my strong suit but when you have so many new plants getting ready to bloom for the first time, it’s really hard to be patient.<br> <br> <br> <br> But in the past month, I have been tripped up by my impatience – with two different Hunter’s varieties, where the actual blossom colors did not fill in until a few days after the blossoms had opened.<br> <br> <br> <br> I don’t know if this is a trait of Ken’s plants or perhaps it could be my growing conditions – only time will tell, but my experience with both of these plants certainly gave me a lesson in patience.<br> <br> <br> <br> A Look at What’s on the Stands<br> <br> <br> <br> More and more plants are coming into bloom, the show hopefuls are looking pretty good!<br> <br> <br> <br> Get the Bail Money Ready!<br> <br> <br> <br> The <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://avsa.org/conventions-2020" target="_blank">AVSA National Convention</a> has been cancelled for 2020. In 2021 it will be in Atlanta, and we will go to Little Rock in 2022.<br> <br> <br> <br> BUT the 2020 Convention is going Virtual!!! <br> <br> <br> <br> Join the celebration from your computer by attending AVSA’s Virtual Convention on a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://africanvioletsocietyofamerica.org/virtual/" target="_blank">special website</a>. Each day of the virtual convention will bring new surprises including:<br> <br> <br> <br> * 2020 New Introductions from major hybridizers* Virtual AVSA Show Room* Virtual AVSA Sales Room* Educational presentations* And More!<br> <br> <br> <br> The special website will go live on May 7, 2020 with more details including the virtual show schedule and entries process.<br> <br> <br> <br> Entries Open May 7 to May 25. Watch for Entries information on the special website, but you can begin taking photos of plants now! You must be a member of AVSA to participate in the virtual show.<br> <br> <br> <br> Guidelines:<br> <br> <br> <br> * Original Photos of horticulture exhibits must be of the entire plant viewed from the side or from above and must show both foliage and blossoms.* Each exhibitor will be allowed a maximum of 5 exhibits including violet, gesneriad, and design entries. Submit 5 entries to become eligible for an award!* Exhibits will be enjoyed but will not be judged.* All horticultural entries must be correctly named.* Exhibitors must be members of AVSA and list membership # with entry.<br> <br> <br> <br> More than ever, if you have photos of your plants and/or growing spaces that you’d like to share for the website, now would be an excellent time to send them in.<br> <br> <br> <br> * Show Us <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://allaboutafricanviolets.com/2018/03/29/show-us-your-growing-space/" target="_blank">Your Growing spaces</a>!!!* Show Us <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://allaboutafricanviolets.com/2018/03/29/show-us-your-plants/" target="_blank">Your Plants</a>!!<br> <br> <br> <br> Keep Moving Forward<br> <br> <br> <br> Thank you for joining me today, and thank you for the star ratings and reviews on iTunes and Facebook, and for the generous donations you have made <a href="https://allaboutafricanviolets.com/donate/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">via Paypal</a> to help keep the podcast going. I so appreciate this!<br> <br> <br> <br> If you have a question, you can ask me at,
