Acknowledgment of Country
We honour and respect all Elders and Traditional Custodians of the lands the Botanic Gardens of Sydney stand on. We acknowledge the lands as significant historical, ceremonial and traditional trade grounds.
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The Botanic Gardens of Sydney are home to thousands of different plants. Learn more about the plant families that we grow in the Gardens.
Margaret Heslewood is a Project Officer (Plant Molecular) at the Botanic Gardens of Sydney.
Learn about how biosecurity protects our plant resources for future generations.
Hannah McPherson is the Collections Manager, at the National Herbarium of New South Wales.
At 1,000 metres above sea level, Mount Tomah is the highest peak in the area and is a significant place to the Darug people, the traditional custodians of the land.