Check out this page for the latest news: 

• Where you can see us or our plants--television appearances, shows we'll be attending, lectures or workshops that we'll be giving, etc.
• See where we've been.  Reviews and pictures from shows we've attended.  See what you've missed as well as the latest varieties and show-winners.  Lots of recent shows, photos and highlights!
• Updates on new material added to the web-site.  We'll be constantly adding new pictures and cultural information.

Check out these pages, regularly updated: To link to these pages, "click" on highlighted words, or on buttons in left margin.

• Congratulations to those who have won awards with our hybrids!  Check out this new page--you may be eligible to receive a discount on you next order if your name appears here.  There are three "Best in Show" winners eligible for prizes this month!
• Comments from our customers.  What a few of our customers have had to say in the recent past.
• Show highlights.  A pictorial review of some of the shows we've attended during the last 12 months.

Looking for that hard to find variety?  Check out our "Collector's Treasure" pages, for both standard and miniature African violets.  These are listings of varieties not usually found on the web-site or in our printed catalog.

What's new on the site:  Besides all of the new plant material and new photos.

• Propagating African violets by blossom stems.  Another way of propagating chimera and other more unstable varieties, shown in step by step detail.  (added August 22, 2007).
• Greatly expanded listing of chimera African violets!  About double the number offered previously.

NEW FOR 2008!  New releases of standard and miniature African violets,
Streptocarpus and (for the first time) Kohleria!

"Good deeds"

Promoting the hobby.  For the fifth consecutive year, we were honored for enlisting the greatest number of new members into AVSA.  If you love African violets, there isn't a better way to learn than by joining AVSA.  In an effort to promote membership in the African Violet Society of America, we're offering a few incentives.  Choose to become a member when ordering, and we'll send you a free plant (our choice)!  See the home page and order form for details.  It's money very well spent, considering the value of the information contained in the magazine.  

"Good deals"

Special plants and special prices.  Be sure to visit our "special offers" pages!  This is where you'll find plant material that isn't regularly listed elsewhere on the site or in our catalog.  We grow a lot of unusual, different, plant material, often just for ourselves--when we have extra plants, we offer them for sale!  Or, sometimes, we just have too many of a good thing, and use this page as a way of selling off the excess--often at discounted prices!

Exhibitors!  Enter our special class at next year's National AVSA Convention Show in Tulsa! First place wins $150 cash plus a hand-made "beaded" violet (valued at another $150)!  We've specially commissioned artist Svetlana Speransky to make us one of her beaded violets.  We'll show it on this site when it's completed.  2nd place wins $50.  The collection must be of 3 different named Robinson hybrids, all of the same type (mini, semimini, standard, or trailer).  If a collection of standards wins, the exhibitor receives, in addition, a gift certificate for $50!!  Shown at left:  'Ma's Lily Pad' made entirely of beads!

We also offer special awards at all of the affiliate shows that we attend ourselves.  Be sure to grow those Robinson originations!

Where we'll be next: 

May 27-31, 2008.  African Violet Society of America Convention Show.  The 62nd annual convention show is truly international in scope, with growers and exhibitors from most everywhere in the world.  Some of the world's most beautiful plants grown by some of the world's finest growers.  Daily schedule of lectures, presentations, and workshops for registrants.  The latest hybrids, plants, and supplies for sale.  Show and sales rooms open to public 9-5 pm on Friday May 30, and 9-4 pm Saturday, May 31.  For more information, visit www.avsa.org

Our apologies....

Looking through the site, you'll notice that  some varieties are either out of stock or in very limited supply.  Those in short supply are noted on the web-site, as well as the date we expect to again have them available.  To ensure that your order gets filled promptly, please list substitutes!

Please bear with us.  We do the best we can in sending you the best plants available.  Listing substitutes always helps, since this allows us to fill orders with the most mature plants.  if you are entitled to free plants, we'll often select these from your list of substitutes.

Looking for work?  Have a green thumb?

If you're from the area (or, for the really ambitious are willing to relocate), we're always considering hiring additional full or part-time help.  The pay is modest, but fair, and comes with a full package of benefits for full-time employees.  The environment is pleasant and the work is enjoyable, especially if you love getting your hands dirty--though it is work.  For those sincerely interested, give us a call at 585-374-8592 or e-mail us at robsviolet@aol.com. 

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