Amanda Shade has worked in the horticulture field for 18 years, 14 of which have been at the Kings Park nursery. The role includes teaching nursery skills to other staff, students and volunteers. Amanda’s passion is the propagation and cultivation of WA native plants and through her work has mastered many techniques to successfully propagate both common and unusual Western Australian species. Amanda has a Bachelor of Science (Botany) from The University of Western Australia and a Diploma in Horticulture from Challenger TAFE.