“I love working outdoors in nature,” he said. “Preferably with native plants.”

Lachlan said he likes the fact more people are appreciating native flora over introduced species.

He said as well as educating people about Australia’s extraordinary plants and trees, the Botanic Garden plays an important role in preserving the environment of NSW.

“My first job out of school, was doing bush regeneration out in western Sydney,” he said. “I realised a lot of the regeneration would be for development companies, so therefore just ticking a box for them and not really having much of an environmental impact.

“So, I thought the Botanic Garden would be the way to go, as there’s a lot more education and more of an impact on the public rather than a just working on a small park in the middle of a housing development.”