African Design Magazine August 2015 | Page 89

Feature: Landscaping About Sun Trees The chief face behind Sun Trees is Barry Gush who started out in 1987 doing landscape gardening. Today Sun Trees is a supplier of trees operating in the north/ west of Johannesburg, but supplying further afield. Their species range exceeds 300 of which more than 200 are indigenous. Trees in cultivation vary in size from ±2m to ±5m in the main. To go with this they have accumulated and acquired a collection of ex ground specimen trees, some of which stand 5m+ in height. Their services include tree planting, tree relocation, specialized support and tehy also consult as tree architects. Sun Trees pride themselves in being solution orientated with regard to the planting of trees. africandesignmagazine.com 89