Brand, Grady   (c.1960 -  )

He grew up in Bayswater, WA.

After studying horticulture at TAFE, he started as a trainee at Kings Park in 1978, working in all sections of the park.

After 2000 he was senior curator, responsible for more than 50 staff.

Grady credits Professor Stephen Hopper, Kings Park director and chief executive from 1992 to 2004 as his inspiration.

He worked with Roger Fryer to coordinate the Kings Park and Botanic Garden Gold Medal-winning display at two Chelsea Flower Shows in the United Kingdom.

On his retirement in 2020 he said:

"When we exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show in London in 1997 and 2000, the idea was to make a statement about WA's unique flora and get it recognised on the world stage.

"When we won gold medals at Chelsea, I thought that was the pinnacle, but since then the icing on the cake has just got thicker and thicker every year."

Source: Extracted from:
Chris Olney, The West Australian, End of an era for WA conservation - Mon, 14 December 2020
Barratt, Russell, 'Half a Century of Botanical Research and Discovery in Western Australia by Kings Park and Botanic Garden', J. Zool. Bot. Gard. , 2026, 7, 15
Portrait Photo: 2020 The West Australian ex WA News,
https://thewest.com.au/travel/wa/end-of-an-era-for-wa-conservation-ng-b881733590z.

Collecting localities for 'Brand, G.' from AVH (2026)

Data from 206 specimens