Business Details
9 Years
experience
Award-Winning Landscape Design Hampshire
Established in 2017, The Landscape Service is an award-winning landscape and garden design practice based in The New Forest, Hampshire. Our team of three experienced designers specialises in creating bespoke outdoor spaces for private, public, and commercial clients across Hampshire and Dorset. We offer a comprehensive design and build service, utilising virtual reality technology to visualise projects before implementation. With expertise in biodiversity net gain compliance and urban greening, we have earned recognition including a Platinum Medal at BBC Gardeners' World Live Spring Fair 2023.Our approach combines technical excellence with creative design, ensuring each project reflects the client's vision while maintaining ecological responsibility. We manage every stage from initial consultation to planting installation, working closely with trusted contractors and local authorities to deliver exceptional results.
Services
Garden Design
Landscape Design
TLS Spaces
Garden Design and Build
Biodiversity Net Gain
Details
- Year established: 2017
Highlights and features
- We offer 15+ years of design experience from our director Luke Mills
- Our VR technology enables immersive garden visualisation before implementation
- We specialise in biodiversity net gain compliance for new developments
- Our team includes RHS award-winning designers with horticultural expertise
- We provide full project management from design to planting installation
Associations and certifications
- Pro Landscapers 30 under 30: The Next Generation
- BBC Gardeners' World Live Spring Fair 2023 Platinum Medal
- BBC Gardeners' World Live Spring Fair 2023 Best Showcase Garden
What people say
Excellent design
Ultra reliable
Prompt service
Creative experience
High-quality planting
Services
Garden Design
We create bespoke garden designs that reflect personal style while enhancing functionality. Our process includes VR visualisation, topographical surveys, and detailed planting plans. Clients receive 2D/3D plans and full project management from concept to completion, ensuring seamless execution of both small and large-scale projects.
Landscape Design
Specialising in sustainable urban environments, we design public and private landscapes that balance aesthetics with practicality. Our services include biodiversity net gain compliance, urban greening factor plans, and planning authority liaison. We deliver hard and soft landscaping schemes for residential, healthcare, and commercial developments.
Biodiversity Net Gain
We ensure compliance with the 2021 Environment Act's 10% biodiversity net gain requirement. Our experts create DEFRA-compliant habitat plans, including native hedging and wildflower areas. We collaborate with ecologists to achieve planning approval while maintaining habitats for 30+ years post-development.
Garden Design and Build
Our integrated design and build service partners with award-winning contractors to execute projects seamlessly. We manage timelines, budgets, and quality control from initial design through to planting installation, ensuring every detail matches approved plans while maintaining transparent client communication throughout the process.
TLS Spaces
We produce professional 2D/3D design visuals and VR walkthroughs for landscape professionals. Using Vectorworks, Lumion, and Twinmotion, we create custom digital plans, planting schemes, and animation walkthroughs that help clients and designers visualise projects before implementation.
People
Luke Mills
Director
With 15+ years' experience, Luke founded The Landscape Service in 2017 after graduating from Oxford College of Garden Design. A Pro Landscapers 30 under 30 award winner, he specialises in project management and VR design visualisation, ensuring client visions become reality.
James Smith
Landscape Designer
James brings horticultural expertise to large-scale projects, having won RHS Flower Show awards. He graduated from Writtle University College in 2017 and focuses on commercial designs while contributing to business growth through innovative planting schemes.
Jordan Ling
Landscape Designer
Jordan combines art and horticulture in strategic garden designs. With a Kingston University landscape architecture degree and seven years' regional experience, he specialises in maximising usable space while preserving historical context through material and planting choices.
Questions
What areas do you serve for landscape design?
We primarily serve Hampshire and Dorset, including Poole, Bournemouth, and The New Forest area, with projects ranging from private gardens to large-scale developments.
Do you offer both design and build services?
Yes, we provide full-service design and build packages, partnering with trusted contractors like Wycliffe Landscapes, while also offering standalone design services for clients with existing contractors.
How does your VR design process work?
Our VR technology allows clients to experience their garden design in immersive 3D before construction, enabling better decision-making and ensuring the final result matches expectations.
What is biodiversity net gain compliance?
We help developments meet the 2021 Environment Act's 10% biodiversity net gain requirement through habitat creation and enhancement plans that exceed pre-development ecological conditions.
How long does a typical garden design project take?
Projects typically take 2-8 weeks from consultation to completion, depending on size and complexity, with flexible timelines for urgent requirements while maintaining quality standards.
