The
Violet Barn
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AFRICAN VIOLETS
OTHER GESNERIA | Visit us!
Come and visit us! Besides seeing all of the beautiful plants here at the 'Violet Barn', spend a day touring the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York. Besides the beautiful scenery, the area is home to a number of wineries, artisans, and gardens. For more information, visit www.naplesvalleyny.com or www.visitfingerlakes.com for area attractions, restaurants, shopping, and lodging. Better yet, stay at 'The Violet House' during your visit! Special accomodations for our customers. At left: A view of Canandaigua Lake What's at the 'Violet Barn': Everything shown on this site, plus more! Take a "virtual tour"
When we're open:
12-5 p.m. Tuesday thru
Saturday, year-round. Though you will see thousands of plants, please be aware that our mail-order customers always get "first pick". As a result, not all plants that you see in our shop and glasshouse will be for sale--many are already sold! Others may be 'stock' plants (from which we get cuttings) or for exhibition only. Just because you "see it" doesn't mean you can buy it --however, we usually can find you plants of these same varieties to buy. We will try our best to accommodate you. Tours are welcome! For larger groups, please call ahead. Garden clubs. We no longer have time to travel to give lectures and programs to most clubs. However, we do have meeting space available at the shop--should your club want to hold a meeting at "our" place (after business hours), we may be able to accommodate you (and give a program). Cost is free (we assume you'll buy plants). Call us for details. When's the best time to visit? Anytime, we're open year-round. International (Canadian) visitors. We can provide a phytosanitary certificate that will allow you to take plants home with you without difficulty. Let us know the date of your visit, and approximately how many plants (of what kinds of plants) you might take home. Provide us with a VISA or MC account to pay for the $45 fee. The inspector visits every 3-4 weeks, and written phytos are valid for 2 weeks after issue, so give us warning far enough in advance of your visit. You may do all of this via the "orderform" on this site--just state "will pick up at shop, please write phyto" on the form. Have a "shopping list"? If there are specific varieties that you are looking for, you may want to pre-order them before your visit. Sometimes "high demand" plants are set-aside for our mail-order customers and aren't available to shop visitors. So that you're not disappointed, you might want to have us set aside "must have" plants in anticipation of your visit--place an online order and state "to be picked up at shop on this date". Location: Violet Barn at 7209 County Road 12 (corner Griesa
Hill)--the "high" road into Naples! Directions from East or West or North: Directions from South: Not driving? "Click here" for directions via air, train, or bus. The 'Violet Barn' staff: Because of our busy schedule, not all correspondence can be promptly answered. We are, however, more than happy to answer any questions made by phone during normal business hours. |
The
'Violet Barn' sits high atop the Bristol Hills, overlooking Canandaigua Lake and
the Naples Valley