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We
have New Officers in Dixie
President: Robbie McMeel
Vice President: Becky McMeel
Recording Secretary: Phillis Hinkle
Corresponding Secretary: Jo Schrimsher
Treasurer: Johnnie Berry
Dixie News Editor: Mary Lou Harden
Happy Information on Our Fall
2025 Convention 
Michael Jackson of the
Birmingham Club visited a venue that we will be exploring for our show.
Here is the email that Michael sent me in regards to his visit: “After
a recent visit to ‘Petals from the Past’ in Jemison, Alabama. I
believe it will be a good venue for our 2025 DAVS Show. It is located
approximately 1 hour south of Birmingham. “Petals from the Past” is
a Nursery that specializes in Antique roses and old fashioned
perennials. There are greenhouses full of different genera of plants.
There is a gift shop selling unique items. Soils and soil amendments are
also available along with a complete selection of pesticides. There is a
lecture hall complete with a kitchen and restrooms that could
accommodate our show. There is plenty of parking and the venue is
located just minutes off Interstate 65. ‘Petals from the Past’ was
on the tour list at the 2008 Dixie convention in Birmingham. Those who
attended were well pleased with their visit. It would also be an
economical selection for our show, too.”
From our conversation,
Michael mentioned that the rental of the lecture hall would be roughly
$500.00 for the 3 days we need for our show. We will be in discussions
with “Petals from the Past” to see what our options are and to see
if this will be a viable option for us. Proposed dates for the 2025 show
are September 11-13. By having the show in
early September, we are hoping not to interfere with any other shows.
Also, we want to stay in September in the future, so that everyone can
plan on attending a Dixie Show at the same time every year.
Results
for our October 2023
DAVS Convention Show
Best in Show, Best Variegate, and Best
Semiminiature Eternal Orbit Shown by Wayne Geeslin
Best
Design In Show and Best Dish Garden Created by Phillis Hinkle
See more pictures on our Convention
Page Also, you are invited to ready Becky's observations
from the November 2023 Dixie News about this very successful convention
and show.
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Dixie African
Violet Society
This is the official WEB
site of the Dixie African Violet Society (DAVS), a nonprofit organization,
founded in 1956 to afford an association of persons with similar interest in African
violets within an area not too vast for occasional meeting - - JOIN
US!
There are
thirteen states included in DAVS: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and
Virginia. Groups primarily concerned with growing and showing African violets in
these states can become affiliate members of DAVS; however, individual membership is open
to all persons world wide.
DAVS
Registered Variety List
The October 24, 2024, Numbers 1
-1917,
Registered Variety List
is available as a PDF Document
and includes
all new varieties up to Number 1917. If your African violet is registered with Dixie, it can compete in the DAVS Collection Class at Affiliate Shows. Something really
worthwhile. Collection Class Rosettes
are available to all African violet clubs that are Affiliate members of Dixie.
DAVS Bylaws
& Standing Rules
Our Bylaws & Standing Rules as amended on November 29, 2022, are available here
Membership
includes subscription to the quarterly publication, The Dixie News, the opportunity to
enter DAVS Collections classes at local DAVS affiliate
shows, and the opportunity to attend a yearly convention. DAVS is affiliated with the
African Violet Society of America,
Inc.
View
selected articles from The Dixie News,
and decide for yourself!
Check our list of former DAVS
Presidents to see if you know any of them. We suggest new growers of African
violets and Other Gesneriads, review our growing instructions
representing the best procedures used by our members. Additionally,
we have provided information on Jiffy Watering Systems,
The Importance of pH on Growing African violets and Other
Gesneriads; and information on How to Build a Plant Stand for your
plants.
If you are new to African
violets, you can learn a great deal about them from our articles in the Other
Articles of Interest section on the far left of
this page.
African Violet and
Gesneriad World Today Almanac
After two years of
effort, Vladimir Kalgin's African Violet and Gesneriad World Today Almanac has finally
arrived. It is in Russian and English. It is a 516 page complete
compendium of the African Violet World in 2022!
Everywhere on Earth!!
Included are articles about Russian and Ukrainian
hybridizers and activities, as well as what’s going on in
Australia, South Africa; and North America with US and Canadian African
Violet Societies, Judging Councils, and Clubs. The History of
MAAVS is also included. View
it here on our web site at African
Violet and Gesneriad World Today Almanac It is a large file worth waiting for.
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