My name is Jill Davis Doughtie, and I have been gardening with local native plants since 2009. I began studying local native plants formally in 2018, and I started L.A. Native Plant Connection, LLC in 2022 to perform maintenance for San Gabriel Valley California native plant gardens.
I work with wildlife gardens of all kinds, from formal to naturalistic, and from gardens including only hyperlocal plants to low water gardens that include plants from all over the world, including California.
I regularly participate in continuing education related to botany, ecology, and horticulture.
Selected continuing education:
Volunteer, Education and Visitor Center Garden, The Huntington, Summer 2026 – present
Soil Science and Management, Mt. San Antonio College, Fall 2025
Plant Propagation and Greenhouse Management, Mt. San Antonio College, Fall 2025
All About Bulbs, Theodore Payne Foundation, April 2025
Landscaping for Wildfire Resilience, Theodore Payne Foundation, April 2025
Propagating California Native Plants from Cuttings, Theodore Payne Foundation, April 2025
Native Seed Virtual Conference, February 2024
Introduction to Aesthetic Pruning, Merritt College Landscape Horticultural Pruning Club, January 2024
Introduction to Poaceae, The Jepson Herbarium, November 2023
The Art of Tree and Shrub Reduction, Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Pruning Club, November 2023
Southern California Botanists Symposium, October 2023
California Native Plant Landscaper Certificate Program, Theodore Payne Foundation, July 2023
Ornamental Plants for Southwest Climates, Mt. San Antonio College, Spring 2023
California Native Plant Society Conference, October 2022
Horticultural Science, Mt. San Antonio College, Fall 2022
Plant Identification, Citrus College, Spring 2021
Field Biology (BIO 14), Pasadena City College, Fall 2018
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