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Information Resources

  Information Resources
 

There are many ways of finding information on African violets and the related other Gesneriads. Here are some suggestions.

 

 

 

 

African violet

Other Groups Here is a listing of the other clubs and societies in Australia and New Zealand.

 

Websites

There are myriad websites devoted to African violets and the related other Gesneriads, many in the U.S.A, and quite a few in Australia.This selection will help by giving lots of advice, and delight you with their many photographs. Most have a list of links to other sites that you can follow. One word of warning: If you live in Australia be aware that you cannot order from overseas nurseries. You should also keep in mind differences in climate.

African Violets Here you will find a list of international sites on African violets.
Other Gesneriads And here are some excellent sites relating to the other Gesneriad plants.
Australian African Violet and Gesneriad Sites (Links to the websites of African violet groups in Australia & New Zealand are on our Other Groups page)

This site is especially relevant to Brisbane and the African Violet Society of Queensland and has many photographs.

Internet correspondence lists Gesnerifiles: a large international mailing list for lovers of gesneriads, encompassing all levels of knowledge.

Aussie Group: Australian and New Zealand growers of African violets and gesneriads.

General Gardening Information Australian Nurseries Online: This is a great listing of nurseries and includes all sorts of garden and plant related material.

GardenWeb Australia: Includes a huge range of plant information including directory listings and forums

Plant Internet Directory : Directory listings of all things related to plants, discussion forums etc.

Aussie Gardening :

What's on Central Coast: The site for local information.

Hobbies Hobby.net.au - for all your hobby related information 

Correspondence course Australian Correspondence School has a course on African violets. See http://www.hortcourses.com
ACS Distance Education. Free course counselling from experienced horticulturists. Over 300 courses, with highly qualified tutors. Study online, by CD, or by correspondence.