6 Best Landscapers in Basingstoke for 2026

Basingstoke gardens come in all shapes, from the tidy plots on the newer estates around Chineham and Popley to the bigger, older gardens in Old Basing and Cliddesden with clay soil that turns to porridge every winter. That mix means landscapers here need to be comfortable with more than one job type, whether it's laying a porcelain patio for a 1990s semi in Kempshott or regrading a sloped lawn in Oakley. Drainage tends to come up a lot too, given how heavy the clay subsoil is across much of the borough, so a good local landscaper will already know which areas need extra soakaways or land drains before you even ask.

The businesses listed here are pulled from public business listings and ranked mainly by their review rating and how many reviews they've built up, with a small boost given to those who show a working website and phone number. We then check each firm's homepage to confirm landscaping is genuinely their main line of work, which stops general builders or one-off gardeners from cluttering up the page. Listings flagged as permanently closed are stripped out automatically. Where you spot a Trust Verified badge, that business has gone through our fuller check, covering trade qualifications and accreditations, public liability insurance, trading history, customer review history and registered company details (our How We Verify page has the complete breakdown). Businesses without that badge haven't been through that process with us, so it's worth running your own checks before booking them.

Before signing off on any quote, ask to see proof of public liability insurance and, if the job involves walls or structural work, whether building control needs to be involved. Get a written quote that breaks down materials and labour separately, and ask how they handle waste removal, some include skip hire in the price, others don't. It's worth getting at least two or three quotes for anything above a few hundred pounds, since prices for things like patios and driveways can vary a fair bit depending on materials and access to the site. If you're planning anything near a shared boundary or fence with a neighbour, it's sensible to mention it to them before work starts too.