Established in Northern California in 1993, Douglas Kent & Associates specializes in environmental horticulture/landscaping. It is a design, consult, construct, and educational firm serving private and public organizations and individuals throughout California.

ABOUT Douglas Kent
Kent has been a passionate gardener since 14 years old. He has designed public demonstration gardens, landscapes across California, and has worked as a spokesperson on a number of public education campaigns. Kent has written four gardening/landscaping books and over fifty articles.

EDUCATION
2006: Master of Sciences in Regenerative Studies from the Lyle Center, Cal Poly Pomona.
2003 - 05: Graduate student of Landscape Architecture at Cal Poly Pomona.
1991: B.A. in Environmental Policy, Cal State Long Beach.
1985-1986: Studied Ornamental Horticulture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
1997: U.S. Coast Guard's 100 Ton Master's License.
California Landscape Contractor: 905192

COMMUNITY POSITIONS
Executive Committee Member of Surfrider Foundation, Newport Beach Chapter.
Board Member of Partner's Circle, Cal Poly Pomona, Department of Environmental Design.
Board Member of Long Beach Water Department's Beautiful Long Beach Landscapes grant program.
Author and adviser to Surfrider Foundation's Ocean Friendly Gardens campaign.

NOTABLE EXPERIENCE
2008: Took a 1st and 2nd at South Coast Plaza's Spring Garden Show with a competition display titled "Protecting Beauty with Beauty: An Ocean Friendly Garden."
2007 and 08: Judge for Roger's Gardens California Friendly Gardens Contest.
2007: A zero-runoff landscape designed and installed by Kent is pictured in the Los Angeles Times.
2005 - : Firescaping is the best selling book on creating fire protected properties in California.
2003: Freelance garden writer for Los Angeles Times.
2001: A New Era of Gardeningis the only book in U.S. on gardening for a healthier atmosphere.
1997: Selected by the Marin Independent Journal as one of Marin's most influential citizens for work in fire protection.