Megan Whitaker studied horticulture and urban forestry at Iowa State University before training with a small tree-care crew outside Des Moines. She later turned that arborist-track background into practical garden writing, focusing on houseplant rescues, low-maintenance yards, shade problems, and the small mistakes that make good plants fail. She writes from Iowa City, where her porch usually doubles as a test bench for cuttings, container plants, and stubborn Midwest perennials.
