Joey Santore is a huge part of why I got into gardening, and is the main inspiration for me making this website. Joey is a foul-mouthed Chicagoan botanist specializing in native endemic plant gardening, and land conservation is at the forefront of everything he does. He has authored books on the topic, and has dedicated his life to preserving the thornscrubs of Southern Texas. He has a massive wealth of information on his website, in his books, and on his YouTube channel called "Crime Pays but Botany Doesn't". Please consider picking up his newest publication "Concrete Botany" for a better understanding of why so many gardeners like me are so passionate about this subject.
Epic Gardening is a business founded by Kevin Espiritu in 2013. Through his YouTube channel, he was able to grow a massive audience and leverage that into a full-time career. Kevin and his pseudo-collective of gardening gurus have managed to shift from entertainment to education, to a fully-fledged successful business with dozens of employees. Kevin understands the trials and tribulations of learning to garden better than almost anyone, and hosts nearly ~800 videos and counting on his YouTube channel which you can access for free to learn everything you need to become a true green thumb.
