Muddy Boots Landscaping — Winchester, Hampshire | Garden Design, Hard & Soft Landscaping

A beautifully maintained Winchester garden

20 Years Trading

— Our Story

A family-run Winchester firm, twenty years in the making.

Muddy Boots Landscaping began in 2005 as a small Winchester grounds maintenance and cleaning company. Two decades on, Russell and the team have grown the business into one of Hampshire's most trusted landscaping firms — quietly looking after gardens, estates, schools and grounds across Hampshire, Berkshire and the surrounding counties.

We're a family-run division of Genesis Contract Services Ltd. Buy With Confidence approved by Hampshire Trading Standards, members of the Royal Horticultural Society and the BBC Gardeners Association, and fully insured for every job we take on — from a single hedge cut to a complete garden redesign.

Russell & the Muddy Boots Team Founders · Winchester, Hampshire

Explore Our Services

— Our Approach

Ecologically sensitive. Meticulously delivered.

Whether we're laying a new patio, planting a border or maintaining a hectare of grounds for a university campus, we work to a single standard — careful, considered and with the long-term health of your garden in mind.

Our work is informed by the seasons, by good horticultural practice, and by twenty years of listening to what our clients actually want. We turn up when we say we will, we leave the place tidier than we found it, and we treat every garden as if it were our own.

Bespoke approach — no two gardens are the same, and we never treat them that way.
Minimum disruption on every job; rubbish removed or arranged for collection.
Free, no-obligation quotations across Hampshire & surrounding counties.
Long-standing institutional clients — Roehampton University, Happy Days Nursery & more.

— Why Choose Muddy Boots

The marks of a landscaper worth keeping.

Six things our clients tell us they value most — and why so many of them have been with us for over a decade.

01 / Trust

Buy With Confidence Approved

Vetted and approved by Hampshire County Council Trading Standards — independent verification of who we are and how we work.

02 / Horticulture

RHS & BBC Gardeners Members

Members of the Royal Horticultural Society and the BBC Gardeners Association — staying close to the best in British horticulture.

03 / Experience

Twenty Years & Counting

Trading since 2005 — that's two decades of Hampshire weather, hedges, lawns, patios and seasons under our belt.

04 / Ethos

Ecologically Sensitive

We tailor our work to the seasons and to the wildlife in your garden — as our long-standing client Ecological Planning & Research will tell you.

05 / People

Family-Run, Friendly Team

You'll deal with Russell and the same small team every visit — friendly, flexible, obliging, and fully insured for peace of mind.

06 / Range

Residential & Commercial

From private gardens to universities, nurseries, councils and estates — we scale our service to suit any property.

— Free Consultation

Tell us about your garden.

Drop us a few details and we'll arrange a no-obligation visit at a time that suits you. We typically respond within one working day.

— Our Services

Four divisions, one team.

From a single border to a full garden transformation — Muddy Boots covers every aspect of landscaping and grounds care across Hampshire and the surrounding counties.

Hard Landscaping

The bones of your garden. Bespoke fencing, decking, raised beds, patios and paving — designed and installed to last, by craftsmen who care about the detail.

Fencing — supply & installation
Bespoke raised bed construction
Timber decking design & build
Patios, terraces & hard surfaces
All paving materials & styles
Pave & stone cleaning

Soft Landscaping

The living part of your garden — borders, beds, lawns and planting schemes designed to suit your soil, your aspect and the way you actually use your garden.

Garden design & construction
Tailored planting schemes
Bed & border development
New lawns — turf or seed
Soil conditioning & preparation
Seasonal planting plans

Grounds & Garden Maintenance

Regular, reliable upkeep for residential gardens, commercial grounds, schools and estates. Tailored visit schedules to keep things looking right all year round.

Lawn mowing & care
Bed & border maintenance
Hedge cutting — all hedge types
Plant care & weeding
Small tree felling & shrub work
Garden clearance & preparation

Other Services

The bits and pieces that keep a garden looking its best — seasonal preparation, tidy-ups and the unglamorous work that makes everything else possible.

Leaf clearance — autumn & winter
Spring & autumn tidy-ups
Pave & stone cleaning
Seasonal garden preparation
One-off garden rescues
Pre-sale garden makeovers

— Our Customers

What our clients say (in their own words).

01/ 06

★★★★★

"Russell and his team did a great job landscaping and grass-seeding areas of our garden where hedges had been removed. They were lovely to have around for 2 weeks and worked extremely hard. We will look forward to having them back for our next garden project."

Isobel Williamson-Jones

Residential Client · Barton Stacey

02/ 06

★★★★★

"Ecological Planning & Research Ltd have been using the services of Muddy Boots since 2008 and we have been very satisfied with their ecologically sensitive grounds maintenance and advice which they have tailored to our specific seasonal requirements. Their staff are always very friendly and obliging."

Elaine Down

Ecological Planning & Research Ltd

03/ 06

★★★★★

"Russell and co have been looking after a tricky mixed hedge of about 100' much loved by the birds. It has one cut in the early autumn and I cannot recommend highly enough the care that is taken to give me a hedge that I am very pleased with. They are speedy, neat and tidy and leave me with a hedge to be proud of."

Barbara Elsmore

Residential Client · Winchester

04/ 06

★★★★★

"I have found Muddy Boots to be good guys who reliably turn up when they say they will, and are always willing to help out in and around the garden with whatever I request. They are a nice company to deal with and I would have no hesitation recommending them for garden maintenance services."

Alexei Jackson

Residential Client

05/ 06

★★★★★

"Genesis Contract Services have worked with the university for just over 5 years, providing regular grounds maintenance. They are always reliable and very professional in their work. I find the company friendly and flexible in meeting our needs."

Kenn Brooks

Roehampton University

06/ 06

★★★★★

"Our garden is a wonderful learning environment for small children and we are fortunate to have a company that shares our holistic and safe approach to the outside environment. We have a good working relationship with Muddy Boots. Their attention to detail and flexible approach make them highly recommendable."

Patricia Battersby

Happy Days Nursery

— Where We Work

From garden gates to grounds gates.

Six places you'll find Muddy Boots at work across Hampshire, Berkshire and the surrounding counties.

Residential

Private Gardens

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Heritage

Private Estates

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Education

Schools & Universities

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Childcare

Nurseries & Pre-Schools

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Commercial

Offices & Business Parks

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Public

Councils & Landlords

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— News & Garden Tips

From the potting shed.

Seasonal advice and notes on what we're up to — written by people who actually do this for a living.

Garden Tips

Seasonal Gardening Tips for Hampshire Gardens

Twenty years of working Hampshire soil — what to plant when, how to handle the heavy clay around Winchester, and the small jobs that make the biggest difference each season.

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Our Values

Our Environmental Approach

How we work with the seasons, the wildlife and the soil — not against them. Why ecological sensitivity isn't a buzzword for us, it's just how we've always worked.

Twenty years of tending the gardens
of Hampshire & beyond.

A family-run Winchester firm, twenty years in the making.

Ecologically sensitive. Meticulously delivered.