Lakeshore African Violet Society (Lakeshore AVS for short) is a society or club of African violet fans, growers and exhibitors who live, for the most part, in the western areas of the City of Toronto. However, we have members from other parts of Toronto and the surrounding Province of Ontario. We also have some members from considerable distances in other provinces of Canada and the United States as well.

This is our official web site. In it we attempt to give you an idea of what we do, what programs we offer and the when, where and subjects of our meetings and shows. Please let the navigation bar above direct you to the aspects that interest you.

There are similar societies in other cities and towns across Canada. There is also a national society, the African Violet Society of Canada (AVSC). We are a local affiliate of this national group. We are especially proud of our own as one of the most active in Canada, hosting not only our own shows but many of the annual national conventions and shows of AVSC as well.

We are also an affiliate society of the African Violet Society of America, Inc. (AVSA) and of our close U.S. neighbour, the New York State African Violet Society.

What is this?

It is a small part of one of our meetings. One of the images in our header is simply a photograph of some members enjoying a presentation by another member on breaking up a clump of starter African violet plants. The small plants will be distributed among the members who also benefit from the information on how to do it the best way possible. We have informative demonstrations from time to time and we have one special meeting (usually in October) which is entirely devoted to this type of activity. Even without a demonstration like this, our meetings are always interesting and informative.

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