About me
David McKinney is a horticulturist, ecologist, entomologist, and plant physiologist currently working as the curator at the Iowa Arboretum and Gardens where he manages 170 acres of gardens, prairie restoration, and native woodland. Originally from Colorado, he received three degrees in horticulture from Colorado State University while also coordinating extensive perennial trials and demonstration gardens. He is passionate about native plants, and the interactions between plants and wildlife. On top of his curatorial work David is an award-winning writer and speaker, recently receiving the Emerging Perennial Professional Award from the Perennial Plant Association and Kenneth Post Award from the American Society for Horticultural Science.
