David McKinney

David McKinney spent much of his early horticulture career in Colorado (juniper central!), where he developed a familiarity with various noteworthy conifers and other plants through his background in nursery and landscape management. He graduated from Colorado State University with two undergraduate degrees in horticulture as well as a master’s degree. Currently he is the curator of collections and grounds at the Iowa Arboretum and Gardens, where he manages 160 acres of gardens and native habitat. Passionate about ecology and entomology, he describes himself simply as “an overall plant nerd.”