Millstone Landscapes
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Millstone Landscapes has delivered a wide variety of commercial landscaping projects across Southern England since 1992.
Commercial landscaping since 1992
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Our projects
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Project experience
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Our work includes housing developments, public open spaces, drainage and pond schemes, show gardens, tree planting, commercial landscapes and larger multi-stage projects.
The examples below show the breadth of work Millstone has undertaken for developers, local authorities and other commercial clients.
Select a project below to see the scope and landscaping work.
Landscaping Experience Across a Wide Range of Sites
No two landscaping projects are identical.
Some involve major regrading, drainage and large-scale planting. Others focus on a particular landscape feature, show garden, public space or customer-facing area.
Millstone Landscapes has experience across projects including:
- Residential developments
- Public parks and open spaces
- Show homes and show gardens
- Drainage and balancing ponds
- Large-scale tree planting
- Commercial developments
- Community spaces
- Specialist garden construction
- Landscape establishment and maintenance
The following case studies provide examples of work completed across Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Wiltshire and Kent.
Balancing Pond and Landscape Drainage, Bognor Regis
This project formed part of a larger drainage programme for a major local development and was delivered for three clients working as a consortium.
The works involved excavation of the pond area, including an island at one end. The site was naturally wet and the pond was designed to retain water throughout the year, fed by several culverts before ultimately connecting with the wider drainage system.
Although the pond had an important drainage function, it was also designed as a leisure area for residents.
The landscaping included:
- More than 13,000 native tree and shrub whips
- Wildflower seed mix to the pond banks
- Salix planting on the island
- Native bulbs beneath the planting
- Integration with proposed bridges and cycle infrastructure
This is a good example of Millstone's ability to combine practical site requirements with finished public landscape areas.
Public Park Development, Thatcham
Millstone Landscapes transformed a former storage and waste area into public open space intended for adoption by the local authority as part of a Section 106 agreement.
The contract exceeded £900,000 and took approximately 18 months to complete.
Works included:
- Extensive drainage installation
- Re-soiling and grading
- Tree and whip planting
- Hydroseeding
- Playground installation
- Swale construction
- Buffer-bank formation
- More than 12,000 trees and whips planted along the bund
The site then entered a two-year maintenance period before handover to the local authority.
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Housing Development with Ornamental Pond, Bognor Regis
For this new housing development, Millstone Landscapes constructed an ornamental pond as part of the wider landscaping works.
The project involved:
- Pond excavation
- Liner installation
- Rock placement
- Access bridge construction
- Planting
- Fountain installation
The finished pond formed part of the route leading towards the show homes.
Show Garden, Devizes
Millstone Landscapes created a show garden for a new-build development in Devizes, Wiltshire.
The brief required a low-maintenance garden that would still provide visual interest within a relatively confined space.
The entire project was completed in four days.
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Housing Development Garden, Haslemere
This garden formed part of a new housing development where the original layout presented a challenge for the developer.
The garden included a steep bank that made the space impractical and had become a concern for prospective purchasers.
Millstone Landscapes terraced the garden using low-maintenance decking, creating a more usable outdoor seating and entertaining area.
The property sold shortly after the landscaping work was completed.
Midhurst Hospital Garden
Millstone Landscapes created a new garden for Midhurst Hospital in West Sussex.
The space was designed to provide an outdoor environment where people could sit or walk within the landscaped garden.
Nursery School Outdoor Play Area, Bognor Regis
This project involved landscaping an outdoor area for a nursery school in Bognor Regis.
The completed garden was designed to provide an outdoor environment suitable for children to play in.
Large-Scale Shelterbelt Planting, Sittingbourne
Millstone Landscapes completed a substantial shelterbelt planting project on a development in Sittingbourne, Kent.
The scheme involved planting approximately 21,000 trees.
The wider works included:
- Major regrading
- Land drainage into soakaways
- Formation of screening banks
- Erosion protection using woven coconut matting
- Extensive tree planting
A five-year maintenance programme was initially approved and was subsequently extended for a further five years.
The project budget exceeded £400,000.
35-Acre Landscaping Project, West Tytherley
This substantial landscaping project in West Tytherley, Hampshire involved preparing proposals for a large site where an existing farmhouse was being replaced by a six-bedroom manor house.
Millstone Landscapes transformed the areas surrounding the new property with:
- Terraced lawns
- Indian stone patios
- A vegetable garden
- Ornamental borders
- More than 5,000 tree whips to create native woodland
- A tree-lined driveway
- Consolidated path gravel
The project took approximately five months to complete and was finished on time.
Contemporary Landscaping, Basingstoke
For the Sky Plazza apartment development in Basingstoke, Millstone Landscapes delivered a design-and-build landscaping scheme to complement the conversion of an office building into residential apartments.
The scheme incorporated contemporary materials and included:
- Stainless-steel-clad retaining borders
- LED lighting
- Recycled shredded rubber mulch
- Mulch matting
- Underground irrigation
- Topiary planting using Buxus
The landscaping was designed to reflect the contemporary redevelopment of the building itself.
Japanese Garden, Kingswood
Millstone Landscapes created a Japanese-style garden in Kingswood, Surrey.
The project received a National Landscape Award from the British Association of Landscape Industries.
New Allotments, Durrington
Millstone Landscapes designed and constructed 20 new allotments for residents in Durrington.
The existing allotments were being incorporated into a proposed housing development, so replacement facilities were required.
The project involved consultation with the Parish Council and existing allotment holders before construction began.
Works included:
- Major soil regrading
- Soil screening
- Compost addition
- Raised timber allotments
- Gravel pathways
- Water troughs
- Benches
- Chain-link fencing
- Climbers and hedging
- Fruit-tree planting
The work was completed before the required deadline, allowing the developer's wider construction programme to move forward earlier than expected.
Proven Experience on Large Development Schemes
Millstone's wider project history also includes large residential and mixed-use developments.
For example, Millstone was appointed to landscaping phases at King Edward VII Estate in Midhurst, including planting based on the historic Gertrude Jekyll-inspired landscape associated with the site.
The company has also worked on significant schemes including Green Park Village in Reading, where landscaping included thousands of new plants and trees around new residential areas and public spaces.
These examples demonstrate the range of environments in which Millstone has worked, from individual landscape features to large multi-phase developments.
Landscaping Projects Across Southern England
Millstone Landscapes operates across the southern counties of:
Sussex | Hampshire | Berkshire | Surrey | Wiltshire
The company's project archive also includes work in Kent.
With operations in Chichester and Andover, Millstone supports developers, contractors, local authorities and commercial organisations across the South Coast and wider Southern England.
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If you are planning a commercial landscaping project, speak to Millstone Landscapes about your requirements.
Whether the work involves landscape construction, planting, hydroseeding, tree surgery, maintenance or a wider development scheme, our team can discuss the site and the work required.