Welcome to the Toronto African Violet and Gesneriad Society web site.
Our home is on the north shore of Lake Ontario, but our members are international. We have an active and enthusiastic membership with all levels of experience. This site was designed to introduce our society and to inform you of our activities. Check us out.
Chimeras
What are they and how to care and propagate them?
Presenter: TBA
Studios
at 2:00pm
Spring Sale
Show 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sales in the Studios
Show Awards Presentation and Summer Social
Awards, Auction, Grand Raffle, Potluck, and Ugly Duckling Show
Studios
at 2:00pm
No meetings for July and August
See you in September 14 for the next meeting.
Parking Fees at the Toronto Botanical Garden
During the summer of 2019, the Toronto Botanical Garden implemented Parking Fees.
TAVGS members who are also members of the Toronto Botanical Garden are eligible for free parking.
All other visitors, the cost of parking are $4.00 per hour. At the closest parking machine, enter your license plate number and select the desire duration. Payments can be made via credit card, cash, or via mobile app.
For additional information on parking at the Toronto Botanical Garden, click here.
The Toronto African Violet and Gesneriad Society is a not-for-profit group whose aim is to share the 'addiction' of African Violets and Gesneriads by fostering interest among its members.
We're not strangers,
only friends you have not met!
The gesneriad family contains over 3,400 species of plants
Perhaps the best-known member of the gesneriad family is the African violet (Saintpaulia)
1 We publish a monthly newsletter except for July and August
2 We have sales tables where members can obtain hard to get plants at very reasonable prices
3 Each meeting we try to educate our members with the latest techniques and products
4 Come and join us for an afternoon of fun, comradery, and education and entertainment