Sherie’s articles run every month in the Life section of the Pueblo Chieftain.
2023
May 2023 — Fruit Trees for Home Landscape
April 2023 — Spring is the time to plant trees
March 2023 — Western Landscape Symposium
2022
December 2022 — Mistletoe: Fact and Legend
November 2022— Holiday Plants
October 2022 — Composting
September 2022 — Become a Master Gardener
August 2022 — Replacing Your Lawn
July 2022 — Time to Plant Fall Veggies
June 2022— Get Ahead of Pests In the Garden
May 2022 — A Great Garden Starts With Soil
April 2022 — Irrigating the Vegetable Garden
March 2022 — Planting Cool Season Vegetables.
January 2022 — Starting Seeds Indoors
2021
December 2021 — Don’t Forget About Mulch
November 2021 — Make Good Use of Fall Leaves
October 2021 — Pueblo County Extension Gears Up to Take New Master Gardeners
September 2021 — Late Season Pollinators
August 2021 — Elm Leaf Beetles
July 2021 — Time To Plant Fall Veggies
May 2021 — Lawn Renovation
April 2021 — Maintaining Rose Bushes
March 2021 — It’s Never Too Late To Think About Seed Saving
February 2021 — Proper Planting Gives Your Tree a Fighting Chance
January 2021 — Underused Trees You Can Plant in Your Landscape
2020
December 2020 — Take Care of Your Holiday Cactus
November 2020 — Houseplants are a hit!
September 2020: Fall Chores
August 2020: Not a murder hornet
June 2020: What’s Wrong With the Trees?
April 30, 2020 — Time for Warm Season Vegetables
March 22, 2020 — Rainwater Harvesting
February 23, 2020 — Native Plants for Native Pollinators
January 19 2020 — Late Winter Pruning Primer
2019
December 15, 2019 — “Going Live” with your Christmas tree
November 15, 2019 — Anyone Can Compost
October 6, 2019 — The Basics of Bulbs
September 1, 2019 –– Helpful habits for pollinators
July 28, 2019 — Proper Tree Care Saves Time and Money in the Future
June 23, 2019 — Potential headlines: Oh, Hail No! Hope After Hail
May 26, 2019 — Irises: Both Easy and Beautiful
April 28, 2019 — Spring is the perfect time to plant a new tree
March 31, 2019 — Tips for recovering from the bomb-cyclone storm
February 24, 2019 — There’s plenty to do in the garden before the weather warms up
January 20, 2019 — It’s not too early to start thinking about the garden
2018
December 9, 2018 — You can bloom your unused bulbs indoors
November 4, 2018 — There’s a lot you can do with all those fall leaves
September 30, 2018 –– Keep insects, critters out of your home as the weather cools
September 2, 2018 — Harvest season doesn’t mean your lawn and garden duties are done
August 5, 2018 –– Beautiful though they are, Japanese beetles do not rock
July 8, 2018 — It’s not too early to start thinking fall vegetables
June 10, 2018 — It’s not too early to start planning for the county fair
May 13, 2018 – Here’s the buzz on seasonal flying insects
April 15, 2018 — Water-wise tips to save your sod during drought
March 18, 2018 – Is it time to trim? How to decide when to prune
February 18, 2018 – Annual symposium has something for every gardener
January 21, 2018 – Winter woes: keep water flowing to dormant plants
2017
December 24, 2017 – Extending the growing season needn’t be difficult
November 26, 2017 – Keep house plants happy and healthy this holiday
October 29, 2017 – Think spring by planting early flowering bulbs
October 1, 2017 – It’s not too late to get new plants in the ground
September 3, 2017 – Autumn the perfect time to give your lawn a lift
August 6, 2017 — It’s always the right thyme for an herb garden
July 8, 2017 — Time to prep prize produce for Pueblo county fair
June 17, 2017 — Colorado Pollinator month has advocates buzzing
May 13, 2017 – Don’t bug out: Education critical to use of pesticides
April 15, 2017 — Worm composting a technique worth wiggling about
March 18, 2017 – Beware the beautiful, and dangerous, emerald ash borer
February 22, 2017 — No foolin’: April 1 landscape symposium offers something for all
January 29, 2017 — Healthy, environmentally friendly compost helps garden grow
2016
December 27, 2016 — This landscape advice isn’t mulch ado about nothing
November 28, 2016 — O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, let us to right by thee
October 30, 2016 — Master Gardener’s seek to keep branching out in Pueblo County
September 3, 2016 –– Fall approaches, but there’s still time to garden
August 6, 2016 — Let the rainwater harvesting commence
July 9, 2016 — Ideal harvest time depends on what you planted
June 11, 2016 –– Don’t be bugged by common garden pests
May 14, 2016 — Garden Guidance: Before you toil, amend your soil
April 17, 2016 — The lawn and the short of it: Green days ahead.
March 20, 2016 — On the grow: It may be time to start some seeds
February 20, 2016 — Green days: heavenly houseplants start with education.
January 24, 2016 –– Got the wintertime blues?