4th Annual Show & Sale
Saturday, October 3
Sunday, October 4
10 am to 3 pm each day
7209 County Rd 12, Naples NY 14512
Public welcome, no admission, free parking
What:
- Judged show with 200 exhibition quality plants
- 1,000's more for sale
- Educational information
- Refreshments
What's planned:
This year's invited speaker is Joyce Stork, from Las Vegas. Joyce is the author of "You Can Grow African Violets", and past president of the African Violet Society of America. She has a wealth of knowledge and is a wonderful speaker. If you want to "talk violets", you'll want to attend!
Other presentations are planned for both days, topics to be decided. In addition, a private tour is planned--this has always been very popular and space will fill quickly.
A more detailed schedule will be posted on this page sometime in June or July as we finalize plans and speakers.
Details:
See highlights of our 2025 event on our YouTube channel.
Our previous three events were a huge success, with visitors travelling from far and wide. Last year, about 200 attended over the two days, from 15 different sates and Canada. This year's event should be even bigger and better.
There will be both large (standard violets, streptocarpus) and small (miniatures), among others, displayed as fully grown specimens (we started growing them as soon last years show ended). Last year's event had more than 200 showplants on display, most of them large specimens. We are now growing, and hope to show as large specimens, an even greater variety of plants this year, including many of the other gesneriads.
A "sneak" peak at new varieties that we are growing for 2027 and beyond!
Sales plants will be available of the displayed, and not displayed, plants. The "show" plants will be for sale as well and can be taken home at the end of the event. (Sorry, we cannot ship the larger plants--these must be picked up in person at the shop). If you come on Sunday, you will not miss out! We will have unique plants available both days and will restock the sales items.
Our staff will be on hand and happy to answer questions, should you have them, or provide advice, should you request it.
Complimentary snacks and refreshments (both hot and cold, beverages and other "goodies") provided. When not viewing or shopping, sit back, "talk plants", have a snack, and enjoy!
As we don't have regular visitor hours, we hope that you attend this event. We plan to make it worth your time. If you do plan on attending, let us know so we can plan accordingly.
Interested? RSVP* at: comments@violetbarn.com
Not required (please attend even without telling us!), but helpful.
Enjoy fall in Naples and the Finger Lakes!
There are many things to do and see in our area. Our area is a place of natural beauty and is a popular destination for day-trippers and sightseers. Our barn is located overlooking Canandaigua lake, in the beautiful Bristol hills. The village of Naples is a short 3 mile drive down the hill. The small city of Canandaigua is on the lake's north end, about a 20 minute drive from us.
For information on recreation, shopping, dining, and lodging visit: explorenaplesny.com