2017 Blue Ribbon and Special Awards Entries

August 16th, 2017 by mavityja

Photographs courtesy of  Winston Goretsky, Dale Martens, Julie Mavity-Hudson and Bob Stewart

2017 Convention – Judges Training Schools

December 26th, 2016 by mavityja

Gesneriads Gone Wild! July 4 to July 8, 2017 Judging schools will be held on Wednesday, July 5, 2017 and will again consist of three morning sessions running concurrently andRead More

2017 Convention – Convention Auctions

December 26th, 2016 by mavityja

Gesneriads Gone Wild! July 4 to July 8, 2017 For the silent and live auctions in Omaha we are asking for your donations of gesneriad or horticulturally related items. WeRead More

2017 Convention – Trips

December 26th, 2016 by mavityja

Gesneriads Gone Wild! July 4 to July 8, 2017 Monday, July 3 – In 2014, The website TripAdvisor announced the top 25 zoos in the world. Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo topped thatRead More

2017 Convention – Speakers

December 26th, 2016 by mavityja

Gesneriads Gone Wild! July 4 to July 8, 2017 Hung Nguyen – “Gesneriad Seed Production” This program will focus on a special aspect of growing gesneriads – seed production. AsRead More

2017 Convention – Plant Sales Procedures

December 26th, 2016 by mavityja

Gesneriads Gone Wild! July 4 to July 8, 2017 The plants available for sale at convention come from commercial vendors, from our members, and from chapters, who may participate asRead More

2017 Convention – Hotel

December 26th, 2016 by mavityja

Gesneriads Gone Wild! July 4 to July 8, 2017 Hilton Omaha 1001 Cass Street, Omaha, NE 68102 For direct hotel reservations, call 402-998-3400 or toll-free 1-800-HILTONS (US and Canada). InformRead More

2017 Convention – Chairpersons

December 26th, 2016 by mavityja

Gesneriads Gone Wild! July 4 to July 8, 2017 Convention Jo Anne Martinez Convention Coordinator Jeanne Katzenstein Convention Registrar Mary Helen Maran Development Committee/Auction Betsy Gottshall / Molly Schneider andRead More

2017 Convention (Omaha, Nebraska)

December 26th, 2016 by mavityja

Gesneriads Gone Wild! July 4 to July 8, 2017 The Omaha African Violet and Gesneriad Society hosted the Gesneriad Society’s 61st Annual Convention – Gesneriads Gone Wild! – at the Hilton OmahaRead More