The Windsor African Violet Society meets the second Wednesday of the month. Occasionally meetings are held on other days, and will be so noted.
2026 WAVS Programs & Special Events Schedule
The Windsor African Violet Society meets the second Wednesday of the month. Occasionally meetings are held on other days, and will be so noted.
Day, Date & Time: Wednesday, January 14, 7p.m.
Venue: Grace Episcopal Church, 311 Broad Street, Windsor, CT
Program: The Optimara Space Violet program from the 1980s; cool plant science, testing the effects of radiation and zero gravity, and the resulting mutations.
Presenter: Ash
Refreshments: Marie
Day, Date & Time: Wednesday, February 11, 7p.m.
Venue: Grace Episcopal Church, 311 Broad Street, Windsor, CT
Program: Light Impacts Plant Development
Presenter: Dr. Minh Bui, 3rd VP of AVSA (Please see his article in Jul/Aug 2025 on p. 30)
Refreshments: Annette
Day, Date & Time: Wednesday, March 11, 7p.m.
Venue: Grace Episcopal Church, 311 Broad Street, Windsor, CT
Program: Getting Ready for the Show; grooming and shaping, cleaning, transporting, entering procedure.
Presenter: TBD
Refreshments: Janice
No Meeting in April due to our Show on April 11, 2025
Day, Date & Time: Wednesday, May 13, 7p.m. Open House
Venue: Grace Episcopal Church, 311 Broad Street, Windsor, CT
Program: Analyzing Symptoms to Find Solutions; what are your violets reaching for?; what do burnt leaf tips indicate?; deformed inner leaves?; birth-marking after heavy flowering?
Presenter: Doreen
Refreshments: Ruth
Day, Date & Time: Monday, June 8, 6:00p.m.
Venue: Vallid Labs, 295 Silver St., Agawam, MA
Program: Pests and Diseases
Presenter: Debbie
Refreshments: Pot Luck
Day, Date & Time: Wednesday, July 8, 7p.m.
Venue: Grace Episcopal Church, 311 Broad Street, Windsor, CT
Program: Bonsai
Presenter: Marie
Refreshments: Angela
August – No Meeting – Will resume in September
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Special Events:
NY State AVS Convention: Oct. 17 – 18, Pittsford, NY (near Rochester)
BSAVS Annual Dinner & Business Meeting: Oct. 18 at 12:00 p.m., Berlin Country Club, 25 Carr Road, Berlin, MA 01503 Bay State African Violet Society, Inc.
CT Flower & Garden Show: February 19 - 22, 2026; Hartford Convention Center
WAVS Show & Sale: April 9 – 11, 2026, Grace Episcopal Church, Windsor
AVSA 80th National Convention: May 25 – 31, Dallas, TX
If you are interested in becoming a member, or would just like to attend a meeting to see what it’s all about, please let us know.
To join WAVS please contact us.
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