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Teresa Sabankaya Teresa Sabankaya is the author of The Posy Book, and the upcoming book, Modern Floriography
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Teresa Sabankaya is the founder and owner of Bonny Doon Garden Company since 1999- a full service floral design studio, florist and botanical gift shop. Teresa holds a greatly influential position as one of the most innovative florists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Teresa has exhibited her floral art annually at the ‘Bouquets to Art’ exhibition at the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, the Nati

onal Trust Filoli’s Estate in Woodside, and various other floral design and garden shows. Teresa’s floral designs have become highly desirable due to their unique style of arranging and elegant garden appeal. Teresa’s designs carry a chic and nostalgic feel, like a just gathered from the garden bouquet of exquisite high-end blooms. Because of their garden origin, her designs emit a familiarity to people while calibrating the soul. Her wedding floral styles have been featured in numerous wedding blogs and magazines including Smitten, Sweet Violet Bride, Ruffled Blog and Green Wedding Shoes. Teresa has been featured in Amy Stewart’s Flower Confidential book as well as her blog, and was featured ‘Like a Florist from 100 years ago’ in the PBS Documentary Botany of Desire based on Michael Pollen’s best seller Botany of Desire. Teresa’s trademarked creation- Bonny Doon Posies© have been a core part of her retail business from the beginning, and have been featured in such media as CBSSunday Morning, Romantic Homes Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Cruz Sentinel and The New York Times. Bonny Doon Posies are created by using the historic Language of Flowers constructed into circular nosegays that portray a variety of sentiments such as happy birthday, get well, happy anniversary, or simply you are a wonderful friend. Teresa is a Certified Green Gardener, and obtained her Advanced Certification in the fall of 2009. Teresa is a member of Slowflowers.com, an online directory of florists who source their materials locally, and Greatgardenspeakers.com. We are an amazing and meticulously devoted design team who are all committed to celebrating our region’s native flora. Along with our own cutting gardens, we are proud to partner with local farms to bring seasonal flowers to our clients during the growing season. We also work with other American and European growers to source ethically and sustainable grown blooms throughout the year.

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Teresa Sabankaya is the founder, owner and creative director of Bonny Doon Garden Company since 1999- a full-service floral design studio, florist and botanical gift shop. Teresa holds a greatly influential position as one of the most innovative florists in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is considered a pioneer in slow flowers and sustainable floristry. With her extensive knowledge regarding the Language of Flowers, it is of no surprise that Teresa has decided to author a book on the subject which will be released in the Spring of 2019.

Teresa has exhibited her floral art annually at the ‘Bouquets to Art’ exhibition at the De Young Museum in Golden Gate Park, the National Trust Filoli’s Estate in Woodside, and various other floral design and garden shows. Teresa’s floral designs have become highly desirable as a result of their unique style of arranging and elegant garden appeal. Teresa’s designs carry a chic and nostalgic touch, high-end blooms perfectly plucked and placed straight from the garden. Because of their garden origin, her designs emit a familiarity with people while calibrating with the soul. Her wedding floral designs have been featured in numerous wedding blogs and magazines including Smitten, Sweet Violet Bride, Ruffled Blog, and Green Wedding Shoes.

Teresa has been featured in Amy Stewart’s Flower Confidential book, as well as, her blog and was featured on ‘Like a Florist from 100 years ago’ in the PBS Documentary Botany of Desire based on Michael Pollen’s bestseller Botany of Desire. Teresa’s trademarked creation- Bonny Doon Posies© has been a core part of her retail business from the beginning, and have been featured in such media as CBS Sunday Morning, Romantic Homes Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Santa Cruz Sentinel and The New York Times. Bonny Doon Posies are created by using the historic Language of Flowers constructed into circular nosegays that portray a variety of sentiments such as happy birthday, get well, happy anniversary, or simply you are a wonderful friend.

Teresa is a Certified Green Gardener and obtained her Advanced Certification in the fall of 2009. Teresa is a member of Slowflowers.com, an online directory of florists who source their materials locally, and Greatgardenspeakers.com.