Your Guide to the Fascinating World of Herbs
Chrysalis Herbs specializes in empowering people to improve their health and lifestyle through herbal and wellness education. Let Chrysalis Herbs introduce you to herbs for healing, cooking, gardening, and crafting.
Susan Evans, the founder of Chrysalis Herbs, has been cultivating and working with herbs for more than 20 years. She managed garden centers and greenhouses in Denver before starting her own organic landscaping business, Flowerscapes, which she owned and operated for twelve years. She has worked as a master gardener and volunteer naturalist for Jefferson County, Colorado.
She has a certificate in Advanced Clinical Herbalism from the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies in Boulder with over 1,500 hours of clinical study and experience in the uses of medicinal plants. After attaining her certification in Clinical Herbalism in 1997, she founded Chrysalis Herbs. Since that time she has devoted herself to sharing her love and knowledge of herbs and gardening, helping people to reconnect with the beauty and healing aspects of the natural world.
Testimonials
"Susan has been teaching at Denver Botanic Gardens for eight years. Her classes are interactive and hands-on and everyone leaves feeling full and completely entertained! Susan is engaging, very knowledgeable, and has an infectious laugh. She is one of our most popular instructors and has acquired a very dedicated following of repeat visitors. Our TA volunteers literally scramble to be first in line to help out on her classes. Quote from a class evaluation form:I’ll sign up for anything she teaches.”
Celia Curtis
Public Programs Manager
Denver Botanic Gardens
"Patrons and staff raved about you and your program. Our most frequent comment was Bring Susan back!”
Elizabeth Huber
Program and Events Coordinator
Douglas County Libraries
"Susan makes sure her students are learning AND having fun! We hear them laughing, ooooohing, and aaaahing at every class. She's taught at the Festival for years and I hope she'll keep coming back because she is one
of those teachers everyone remembers and loves. I get calls months before the Festival starts from people wanting information on her upcoming classes. She is fun, talented, and makes her students feel wonderful!"
Sue Wallace
Director
Crested Butte Wildflower Festival
"Your events are always something special – in part because the audience senses your caring, compassion, humor and your knowledge of your topic. Thank you for your wonderful contributions to and partnership with Fresh City Life."
Chris Loffelmacher
Cultural Programming
Denver Public Library
"Thank you again for speaking at the Cherry Hills Garden Club. So much great information, useful and fun!"
Cathy Groene, Cherry Hills Garden Club
"On a scale of 1-10 it was an 11!"
Janet Williamson, Retreat Participant
"Overall experience was excellent, I’ve learned so much! The information from Susan was phenomenal."
Diana Lynn, Student