About The Authors

Scott Cohen is the creative force behind The Green Scene, one of the fastest-growing residential landscape design and construction firms in the Los Angeles area. Scott’s passion for design began as a boyhood fascination with sculpture, drawing, architecture and gardening. As a teenager he started his own successful landscape business and began to self-teach many of the innovative landscaping methods he still uses today at The Green Scene. Since Scott took over as President and Designer in 1995, The Green Scene’s volume of business has increased ten fold. That growth can be attributed to Scott’s unique approach to creating outdoor resort-style landscape designs that reflect the lifestyle of the homeowners as well as the attributes of the home and yard. Pets are often a big part of that equation, and have their own needs. A four-page “Getting-To-Know-You” questionnaire allows Scott to incorporate the hobbies, pets, personalities, and interests of the homeowners into his designs to give each a truly personalized project.

Scott Lives in Los Angeles with his wife, 3 daughters, and 2 dogs.

This book is a collaboration with Carolyn Doherty, professional animal trainer. (Carolyn and her dogs Daggit and Chief pose for the book, (right).

Carolyn Doherty is a professional animal trainer with over two decades of experience. Her enthusiastic love of animals prompted her career running canine obedience groups throughout Los Angeles, California. After obtaining a degree in exotic animal training and management from Moorpark College, Carolyn worked in the film and television industry for 15 years, providing meticulously trained animal performers for numerous movies and TV shows. Carolyn is best known for her extensive expertise working with dogs and runs her own dog training company, Gracious Dog, servicing select clients in the Los Angeles area.