I'm Sherry... I joined ATP about 2 years ago.
Plants, animals and music have always been part of my life... I've got a piece of paper that says I'm a horticulturalist, but only have myself as a client these days. When I'm not getting my fingernails dirty, I'm playing music with my chick band, Henhouse. I always wanted to be a country girl and now live in the mountains near Santa Cruz with my guy, a cat named Weasel, Bailey, a rescued toy poodle, and several chickens..
My daughter and her family moved to the Netherlands last September.
I moved here from Silicon Valley nearly 20 years ago so I could have enough property to grow all the trees and plants I didn't have room for on a suburban lot. I've grown Iris since the 70's, but maintained my sanity in their regard until about 5 years ago when I went to the local club's sale. I made the mistake of asking Joe Ghio to pick out a few for me, and ended up going home with over 60 that day. I think I'm somewhere up around 550 now... I joined our local club a few years ago, and am now on the board. I also grow a lot of roses, ornamental trees, conifers... anything variegated, contorted, weeping or fastigiate..
*And* I enjoy making ice cream and sorbets.
