Vision

About Gardens of the Sun
Gardens of the Sun (GOTS) was established by Alistair Ripper in 2015 to offer garden design, landscape construction and maintenance services to residential & commercial projects.

We aim to create gardens that enhance your quality of life, reflect your style, enhance your connection to nature and will add value to your property. .

Based in inner Melbourne, GOTS specialises in creating thriving, robust and drought tolerant gardens. Our gardens are created with longevity in mind - using careful plant selection suited to your site, we focus on soil preparation to maximise the success of the planting and pay close attention to micro-climates on your site.

Naturalistic or New Wave Perennial themes are a major source of inspiration, which seeks to use a wide range of herbaceous perennial and textural foliage plants to produce diverse, ecologically based plantings that are resilient over long periods of time, layered, dynamic and are spectacular during seasonal peaks. 

We aim to build landscapes that reference classic garden design principles in contemporary and innovative ways.  Gardens and landscapes are essential for our well-being. They provide the opportunity to extend the architectural experience with texture and softness. 

We use materials in ways that create a sense of timelessness.  We particularly enjoy contrasting raw materials like natural stone, steel and timber against lush plantings.  Re-using or reclaiming site materials is preferred.

We attempt to minimise our carbon foot print in the design and construction process. We undertake measures to offset the carbon created from our business activities including indigenous tree plantings and native ecosystem restoration