The Secret Therapy of Trees

MARCO MENCAGLI has a degree in agronomy and has been working in the field for over twenty-five years. He specializes in the design and maintenance of public parks and private gardens, as well as paths and facilities for the enjoyment of sanctuaries and protected areas. For some time now he has been focusing on the more therapeutic aspects of plants and natural environments.

MARCO NIERI is a bioresearcher and a specialist in eco-design and environmental protection. He is the creator of bioenergetic landscaping, an innovative technique that studies the effects of plant bioelectromagnetism on the human body, and the designer of therapeutic landscapes both in Italy and abroad. He is the author of Bioenergetic Landscape.

JAMIE RICHARDS is a translator based in Milan, Italy. She holds an MFA in literary translation from the University of Iowa and a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Oregon, and her translations include work by Igiaba Scego, Matteo Bussola, Ermanno Cavazzoni, Giovanni Orelli, and Zerocalcare.