Valerie Hawkins is president and one of the three partners that own SBO. She took a giant leap of faith when she sold American Astilbe Growers to take the helm of our now four years young company. Valerie juggles propagation, production, purchasing, inventory control and she monitors maintenance and cultural needs of our inventory. One of her strongest qualities is her organizational skills. Her management style would have to be described as "hands-on". This is a decided advantage when it comes to trouble shooting, she has usually determined the solution before the problem occurs. Valerie has earned her reputation as a respected plantsmen and valued businesswomen. She admittedly prefers plants to people and that's a "Good Thing" for Sunny Border-Ohio!