Peter Symes

Peter Symes is a Global Gardens of Peace director and the Curator Horticulture at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria with wide-ranging expertise in large living landscapes, including over twenty-five years at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in plant biosecurity, soil health, integrated water management, plant selection methodologies and design of plant environments. Peter has been heavily involved in projects such as the $AU1.7 million Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden and the $AU6.5 million Working Wetlands project. He is also one of the lead authors in the development of the world-leading Landscape Succession Strategy which aims to guide the transition of the heritage Melbourne Gardens into the climate conditions of 2090.