Garden design in New Milton

Many New Milton gardens are level, regular plots that suit clean, low-maintenance layouts: a generous patio, a neat lawn or artificial grass, raised beds and strong fencing. Older properties tend to have longer gardens with more mature planting, where a makeover can open up space that has become overgrown.

Before drawing anything up, we walk the garden with you and talk through how you want to use it: somewhere to sit in the evening sun, room for children to play, space for storage, less lawn to mow or a view you want to frame.

Much of the ground around New Milton includes clay, which can hold water after heavy rain, so we pay close attention to sub-bases, falls and drainage on patios and lawns.

Being close to the coast, gardens here can be exposed to strong winds and salt air, so fencing and structures need to be set firmly.

We take all of this into account when deciding where a patio will get the most sun, where planting will thrive and which areas need extra drainage or shelter.

New Milton is covered by New Forest District Council. Most garden work needs no permission, and we will flag anything that should be checked.

Homes in New Milton include older houses near the town centre, plenty of bungalows and newer family homes on the surrounding estates. We choose materials and shapes that sit comfortably with the house and its surroundings.

The aim is a garden that feels natural, suits the house and works for everyday life in New Milton. Once the plan is agreed, we carry out the hard landscaping, turfing, fencing and finishing work ourselves, so nothing is lost between the design and the build. We keep you updated as we go and finish with a walkthrough so you are happy with every detail.