Meet our experts
Meet the passionate people who work behind the scenes of the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Andrew Orme is a Senior Technical Officer – Identifications at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Catherine Wardrop is a highly skilled Botanical Illustrator based at the National Herbarium of NSW...

Francis Nge is a Systematic Botanist at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Hervé Sauquet is Head of Plant Discovery and Evolution Research

Lesley Elkan is a talented Botanical Illustrator based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

Margaret Heslewood is a Project Officer (Plant Molecular) at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.

Patricia Lu-Irving is a Scientific Officer.

Peter Jobson is an Information Botanist.

Richard Jobson is a research scientist and systematic botanist based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.

Russell Barrett is a Senior Research Scientist and Systematic Botanist.

Trevor Wilson is a Systematic Botanist based at the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan.