Igor Lacan is Bay Area Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Advisor For UC Cooperative Extension in San Mateo-San Francisco Counties where his focus is on emerging issues in urban landscapes and urban forestry.

Karrie Reid is Environmental Horticulture Advisor for UC Cooperative Extension in San Joaquin County where she works on horticultural issues affecting urban landscapes in California.

Molly Barker is the Executive Director of Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens.

Melissa Hung is a San Francisco-based writer whose essays and reported stories about culture, race, and immigration have appeared in NPR, Vogue, and Pacific Standard.

Leslie Hall Photography for FormLA Landscaping

Lester B. Rowntree is the grandson of Lester Rowntree (1879-1979) who pioneered the study, propagation, and conservation of California native plants.

Rowan A. Rowntree is the grandson of Lester Rowntree (1879-1979) who pioneered the study, propagation, and conservation of California native plants.

Kathy Morrison is managing editor of CNPS Flora magazine.

Leslie is the creator of the Black Sanctuary Gardens project, owner of Pine House Edible Gardens, and co-author of The Beautiful Edible Garden (Ten Speed Press, 2013).