Clive Bagshaw
California Naturalist
“Welcoming Bees and Butterflies To Your Garden”
Clive was born and raised in the United Kingdom and had a passion for wildlife from a young age. While his professional life was laboratory-based and focused on biochemistry, his outside interests centered around natural history. He lived on the outskirts of Leicester, England for 30 years where his garden backed on to a corner of farmland which became a Nature Reserve that Clive was asked to manage. His own garden was also managed with wildlife in mind. On retiring in Santa Cruz in 2010, he realized that a Mediterranean climate presented new challenges for gardening, so he undertook the volunteer training course at the UCSC arboretum. This led to him establishing a butterfly garden based on native Californian plants at the Arboretum and participating in the California Naturalist program. His own garden backs on to Neary Lagoon and Clive has attracted birds, butterflies and bees by planting appropriate nectar plants, adding nest boxes, and digging a pond.
Han Hung
Garden Coordinator for Programs, Edible Academy, The New York Botanical Garden
“From Garden To Table”
Ms. Hung has been a passionate garden-based educator since she “transplanted” herself from the Bay Area to New York City twenty years ago. She holds an M.S. in Environmental Horticulture from The University of California, Davis and a B.S. in Botany from The University of California, Berkeley. She’s proud to be part of the Edible Academy team, a state-of-the-art educational facility featuring hands-on activities and innovative programs that help children, families, teachers, and the general public learn about growing and preparing vegetables, fruit, and herbs while encouraging a lifelong interest in gardening, nutrition awareness, and environmental stewardship. Especially fulfilling for her is the Children’s Gardening Program, currently on its 63rd year, where she’s seen first-hand the multi-generational benefits of connecting children to plants and nature, including with her own son. Ms. Hung is currently pursuing a certificate degree in Horticultural Therapy - a discipline with a holistic approach to using plants and plant materials in improving quality of life for people of all ages and disabilities.
Kelsey Eiland
Educator
“Gardening At Home With Kids and Grandkids”
Kelsey Eiland (she/her) is an earth educator, credentialed K-6 teacher, and avid gardener. After working for many years under the mentorship of Helen Englesberg at the UCSC Arboretum, Kelsey earned her Master of Arts in Teaching from USC. She has led youth in nature connection outdoors, in classrooms, and online since 2014. In the fall of 2020, Kelsey started as a lecturer at Rachel Carson College. Kelsey strives to provide educational opportunities to learners of all ages that are equitable in access, social justice-based in practice, and transformative in one's self and the world.
Marla King
Grey Bears
“The Easy Way To Compost - With Or Without Worms”
After retiring from a very demanding manufacturing job, I looked for a volunteer job that would keep me busy and incorporate some of my own interests pertaining to recycling. Grey Bears was looking for people to help with composting and I thought that was a good place to start. Very soon thereafter, Paul McGillicuddy retired from his job as Worm Composter, and I stepped in with his assistance. Because of my experience in production manufacturing, I started increasing the number of worm bins for production of worms for sale, and introduced the line of worm castings also available for purchase. I enjoy teaching people about worm composting and helping them be successful with their new adventure. My goal is to have every household in Santa Cruz County using worms to compost their recyclables and convert it into the best fertilizer for their gardens.
Martin Quigley
Executive Director, Arboretum and Botanic Garden, University of California at Santa Cruz
“Succulent Gardens”
Martin Quigley, appointed as ED in May, 2016, has been employed as a nursery laborer, horticulturist, landscape architect, land planner, environmental consultant, field ecologist and researcher, and professor of botany. He has worked in New York, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Louisiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Florida, as well as in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Uruguay, Turkey and Lebanon.
Martin attended Deep Springs College, and earned his B.A. in Comparative Literature at Cornell University, M.L.A. in Landscape Architecture at Utah State University, and Ph.D. in Plant Ecology at Louisiana State University.
Teresa Sabankaya
Founder, Bonny Doon Garden Co., and Author, “The Posy Book”
“Garden Inspired Floral Design”
Teresa Sabankaya is the author of The Posy Book and the owner, founder, and creative director of Bonny Doon Garden Company in Santa Cruz. In The Posy Book, Teresa “introduces readers to the history of the language of flowers and shared step-by-step instructions, floral recipes for more than 20 posies, and ideas for seasonal variations”.
Teresa is one of the most innovative floral designers in the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Area and has exhibited her floral art at various museums and flower shows including the Bouquets to Art exhibition at the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, the Monterey Museum of Art, and Filoli Mansion and Gardens.
In addition, Teresa is an active member of Slow Flowers©, which brings awareness the value of local, seasonal and sustainably-grown flowers.
Ying-yu Hung
FASLA, PLA; Managing Principal, SWA Group, Los Angeles, CA Office
“Designing A Garden Of One’s Own”
Ms. Hung is a registered Landscape Architect in California and a Fellow at the American Society of Landscape Architects. She holds a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University, and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Architecture from The University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Hung has over 27 years of experience practicing landscape architecture; she is the recipient of multiple national awards. Currently, Ms. Hung manages the Los Angeles office of SWA – an international landscape, planning and urban design firm with 60 years of history working on projects in the U.S., Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Although the majority of her work centers around public parks and trails, university campuses, urban plazas and gardens, her deep passion lies in the design of small-scale intimate spaces. As a designer, her ability to choreograph spaces and materials lead her to create beautiful, timeless environments that are rich in experience as well as sustainable. A strong believer in mentoring the next generation of environmental stewards, Ms. Hung has taught design studios at University of Southern California and at Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, and continues to give lectures at various professional conferences.
Trevor Medina
General Manager, Bamboo Giant
Panelist
As General Manager at the Bamboo Giant Nursery in Aptos, California, Trevor focuses on creating a “Zen” atmosphere and White Glove installation service. Bamboo Giant has been recognized as one of the leaders & specialists in propagation, installation and maintenance of over 60 + species of Bamboo on 20 acres. Trevor is proud to lead a team of dedicated people who love their work and have a love/passion for Bamboo.
