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Read
about Our Fall 2024 Convention Show
As we
discussed at the show last year, it was decided
that we have our show again at the Birmingham
Botanical Gardens (BBG), and we decided to
try having the show in September, so as not
to interfere with any other fall shows. As per BBG’s
rules, submission for rental request can’t be made
until after the New Year begins. Michael tried to
submit for dates with BBG for September but that did
not work out, as everything in September was taken,
but they do have September 11, 12, & 13th open
which is a Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, if
we would like to rent BBG for those days for our show.
Since
last year BBG has had some changes as they have
lost a few of their workers that they have decided
not to replace. This move has left them shorthanded
and the person we had contacted in the past
is no longer handling the rentals and the contact person
for the rentals is very hard to get in touch with.
Also, remember that a board decides who gets the
rentals and what dates, so this leaves us, Dixie, at
their mercy.
Along
with the personnel movement, they have decided
not to open Saturday, but
they will open on Saturday if the
Auditorium is rented. So, this means that
we can have our show on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
on the dates we are given. At this time,
Michael
has submitted for dates in October but we will
not know anything from them until their May meeting.
So, at this point we are at the mercy of BBG
to grant us days for our show.
If
anyone knows of a different venue that can accommodate
our needs, please let Robbie (rmcmeetl@bellsouth.net) know.
We thought we
had a good thing happening with the BBG,
but it does not look that way if we can’t get at least
around the same dates yearly.
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 May 9, 2024, Numbers 1 -1916,
Registered Variety List
is available as a PDF Document and includes
all new varieties up to Number 1916. 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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