Douglas Kent

Douglas Kent MS, MLA fell in love with gardening in 1979. His joy for the work, study, and exploration of horticulture grows every day.

Mr. Kent is a specialist in ecological land management. He is the Principal of Douglas Kent + Associates and his clients stretch the state. His landscape designs and projects have been featured in publications across the nation, including Los Angeles Times, Fine Gardening, Sunset Magazine, HGTV, National Wildlife, Landscape Architecture, and CNN Comcast. He also teaches land management courses at the John Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies, California Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Kent is author of many horticultural books, including Firescaping: Protecting your home with a fire-resistant landscape (Wilderness Press 2019, 2nd Ed.); Foraging Southern California: 118 nutritious, tasty and abundant foods (Adventure Publication 2019); California Friendly: A Maintenance Guide for Landscapers, Gardeners and Land Managers (MUNI 2017); Ocean Friendly Gardens: A how-to gardening guide to help restore a healthy coast and ocean (Surfrider Foundation 2009); Firescaping: Creating fire-resistant landscapes, gardens and properties in California’s diverse environments (Wilderness Press 2005); A New Era of Gardening: A book on gardening for oxygen and a healthier atmosphere (Garden Shed Productions 2001); and Our City’s Harvest: An overview of the goods and services that can be captured, grown, and harvested from California’s urban landscapes (not yet published). Kent has had over 50 articles published in various newspapers and magazines, including CoastKeeper Magazine, Fine Gardening, Los Angeles Times, Marin Independent Journal, Orange County Register, and the Sonoma Press Democrat.

Kent received both his master’s degrees from Cal Poly Pomona, one in Regenerative Studies and the other Landscape Architecture.