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Sheri Ann Richerson

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Sheri Ann Richerson has over 20 years experience in newspaper, magazine and creative writing. She is also experienced in editing and speaking. She writes on a regular basis for Garden Solutions Magazine and is the Home Sweet Home Editor for Aromatherapy Thymes Magazine. She has written for various Llewellyn publications in the past in addition to doing a considerable amount of national and international magazine and Internet writing. She has also been an editor for The Courier.
She is the Plant-A-Row for the Hungry Region III Representative, a longtime member of both the Garden Writers Association of America and of the American Horticultural Society. She was the vice-president of the Grant County Evening Gardening Club for two years. She was also the president of the Garden Club of Marion for a year, a previous member of Creative Hands, American Orchid Society, Tropical Flowering Tree Society, Pacific Bulb Society, International Bulb Society, Southeastern Palm Society, Sino-Himalayan Plant Association as well as a Purdue University Silver Level Master Gardener. She was also a Horticulture Gardening Institute Instructor. Sheri is a lifetime member of the International Thespian Society. In addition she was a member of the Investigative Reporters and Editors.

Her farm, Exotic Gardening Farms, is a certified wildlife habitat. She is a Global Warming Ambassador for the National Wildlife Federation.

Her favorite pastimes are riding her motorcycle, visiting arboretums, traveling, reading, writing, horseback riding, designing and improving websites, and especially-- working in her huge garden. Sheri specializes in herb gardening and tropical, rare and unusual plants.

Her diverse range of writing and speaking has included an eclectic mix of articles on current events, herbs, aromatherapy, tropical plants as well as various pieces on Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Her specialty topic is Theobroma cacao commonly known as chocolate. Sheri is currently working on a book with Tom Ogren titled ‘A Chocolate Lovers’ Garden.’ Sheri lives in Marion, Indiana. For more information, please visit her writing website at http://www.SheriAnnRicherson.com or her gardening website at http://www.exoticgardening.com





8 Tips from Sheri Ann Richerson

Rid Your Yard Of Dandelions WIthout Toxic Chemicals!

A great way to rid your yard of dandelions is to chop the root in half and remove the top part section before they go to seed.

Chocolate trees make great houseplants!

You can grow a Theobroma cacao tree, the tree chocolate comes from, as a houseplant and even get it to produce chocolate pods!

How To Encourage Repeat Blooms!

Many plants such as roses, buddelia (butterfly bush), geraniums, coneflowers, black-eyed susans and daisies to name a few will give you more blooms if you cut the stems back that have faded blooms on them.

How To Grow Lettuce In An Unheated Greenhouse!

If you live in a cool climate, such as USDA zone 5 or 6, you will be able to keep a crop of lettuce planted in the ground in August alive and growing during the winter months in an unheated greenhouse. Keep the greenhouse sealed at all times and only enter it during the afternoon period to harvest your crop.

Fall Is The Best Time To Add Raised Beds To Your Garden

This way you have plenty of time to add rich organic matter and work it into the soil of your raised bed before planting season the following spring.

Companion Planting Helps Crops Grow Better!

When planting a vegetable garden check to see what plants grow best together and what plants do not work well together. This will help eliminate pests, enhance the flavor of some vegetables and can even help some plants out by providing protective shelter.

Learn How To Feel Energy

You can learn how to feel your own energy field by rubbing your hands together several times and slowly pulling them apart. The warmth that you feel is your energy field.
Sometimes it is easier to feel someone else's energy field. To do this have them rub their hands together and then place them close to your hands, palm to palm. You should then feel a warm sensation which is their energy field.

Herbal Conditioning Oil For Dark Hair

Mix together 1 tablespoon of Jojoba Oil, 1 tablespoon of Rosemary Essential Oil and 1 tablespoon of Basil Essential Oil. Put the mixture into a dark bottle and keep out of direct sunlight. Use an eyedropper to put one to two drops of this mexture in the palm of your hand and massage into your hair every morning before brushing and styling your hair. This mixture is best used for dark hair.