2025 Convention – Auctions

Gesneriads Gather in the Garden State

June 29 to July 5, 2025

Our annual Society conventions offer a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow gesneriad enthusiasts, purchase plants and supplies, and fully immerse yourself in the world of these remarkable plants!

Two of the most anticipated events at the convention are the Silent Auction and Live Auction. Not only do these auctions offer the chance to win unique and rare items, but every bid also contributes to the Society’s endowment funds. These funds support the study, conservation, research, and promotion of gesneriads. The success of both auctions relies entirely on the generosity of our members who donate items.

Whether you plan to attend or not, I encourage you to contribute items that fellow enthusiasts would enjoy. Popular donations include tools, plant supplies, containers, books, antique prints, and artistic materials. Live plant material—such as rare or unusual plants, your entries from the Flower Show, cuttings, plantlets, seeds, and rhizomes—is always in high demand! You may bring your donations to the convention, send them with a friend, or mail non-perishable items to:

Jeanne Katzenstein
611B Lake Point Drive
Lakewood, NJ 08701

Please use the Auction Donation Form (linked on the right) to list your donated items. Bring the completed form with you to the convention or include it with any items you send in advance. Additionally, emailing a copy of the form to DavidTurley@pobox.com before June 22 will help expedite our auction preparations. Donations will be accepted at the convention on Wednesday, July 2, from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM.

The success of these auctions depends on your support. Even a single donated item can help further the Society’s mission to preserve and promote gesneriads. Thank you for your generosity!

Colleen Turley, Development Chair <gesneriaddevelopment@fastmail.fm>