Ellen Zachos is a Harvard graduate, a former Broadway performer, and a Greek-American horticulturist who enjoys nothing more than regaling anyone who will listen with stories about fascinating plants. Despite having retired from the theater, Ellen still loves an audience; her presentations are enthusiastic, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated.

Ellen is the author of ten previous books about plants, and has been recognized by Garden Communicators International for both her writing and podcasting. Ellen has been chosen as a Great American Gardener by the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, and speaks at horticultural organizations nationally and internationally.

For six years she was the co-host of the Plantrama podcast, which ranked in the top fifty home and garden podcasts nationwide. An instructor at the New York Botanic Garden for fifteen years, Ellen now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Website: https://mythicplants.com

IG: @ellenzachos

FB: @ellen.zachos

YT: @backyardforager

Ellen Zachos is a Harvard graduate, a former Broadway performer, and a Greek-American horticulturist who enjoys nothing more than regaling anyone who will listen with stories about fascinating plants. Despite having retired from the theater, Ellen still loves an audience; her presentations are enthusiastic, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated.

Ellen is the author of ten previous books about plants, and has been recognized by Garden Communicators International for both her writing and podcasting. Ellen has been chosen as a Great American Gardener by the EPCOT International Flower & Garden Festival, and speaks at horticultural organizations nationally and internationally.

For six years she was the co-host of the Plantrama podcast, which ranked in the top fifty home and garden podcasts nationwide. An instructor at the New York Botanic Garden for fifteen years, Ellen now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Website: https://mythicplants.com

IG: @ellenzachos

FB: @ellen.zachos

YT: @backyardforager

Christopher Hobbs, PhD, LAc, is the author of Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide. He is an internationally renowned mycologist, herbal clinician, licensed acupuncturist, botanist, and research scientist with over 40 years of experience in herbal medicine. The author of more than 20 books, he lectures on herbal medicine worldwide. Hobbs has taught at universities and medical schools such as Stanford Medical School, Yale Medical School, Bastyr University, UC Berkeley, and the National School of Naturopathic Medicine. He lives in the Sierra foothills of California.

Website: https://christopherhobbs.com

IG: @christopherhobbs1

Facebook: @drchristopherhobbs

YouTube: @chrisrhobbs