Garden landscaping
across Hampshire.
Tell Ryan about the garden. He'll come and look, talk it through, and send you a detailed written quote within ten days — itemised by material, labour and timeline. No day-rate guesswork, no pressure, no chasing afterwards.
What a good landscaper actually does.
Most landscaping problems start before a single spade goes in the ground. Use this list to compare any quote you receive — ours included.
Gives you a written quote, itemised line by line
Materials by name, labour by stage, timeline in weeks. If a landscaper can only give you "approximately £X," you're agreeing to a number that hasn't been thought through.
Uses the same team start to finish
No subbing out the brickwork to whoever's free that week. The people who plan the job are the people who build it, all the way to handover.
Specifies materials by name, not adjective
Marshalls Eclipse. Q-Deck hardwood. Stamford brick. "Premium paving" tells you nothing. A proper quote names every product so you can look it up and price it yourself.
Shows you photographed work in the area
Not stock library renders. Not someone else's portfolio. Actual gardens, with addresses they can stand behind, ideally close enough you could drive past one.
Stages payments against milestones
Deposit, first fix, second fix, completion. Never a large deposit followed by a single balance on the last day. Staged payments protect both sides.
Hands over insurance and references first
Public liability cover, employers' liability, and two recent clients you can ring. Provided before you sign anything — not after you've asked three times.
If three quotes can't all do these six things, you've got your answer.
Real projects, real numbers.
Three recent Etonic projects across Hampshire. Each one with the materials, the timeline, and the cost. No vague language. Click through for the full case study.
From first call to finished garden.
No surprise charges, no high-pressure sales, no commitments before both parties agree on what's being built. Here's the actual sequence.
First contact
Phone, WhatsApp, or the form below. Ryan personally replies within one working day, every time.
Site visit
Ryan comes to you, walks the plot, talks through what's possible. Free, no obligation. Usually 30–45 minutes.
Written brief
Within ten days of the visit, a written brief and detailed quote. Materials, labour, timeline, payment stages. Yours to keep.
Build & handover
If you say yes, we book a start date. Same team on site every day until it's done, with a snagging walk and workmanship guarantee at handover.
The bloke
who'll show up.
Etonic Landscapes is run by Ryan Lewis — ten years on the tools across Hampshire, learning the trade the only way it can be learned: on site, in the rain, on jobs that don't go to plan.
Every project goes through him. Designed by him, priced by him, finished to a level he'd put his name on. Which he does, on every drawing and every quote.
It's a small studio for a reason. Ryan would rather be on a tool than running a fleet of vans, so the work runs on standards, not volume — one project at a time, same team on site every day, until it's done.
Read more about Ryan's storyTell us about the garden.
Takes about a minute. Ryan personally replies within one working day — no call centres, no auto-replies, no marketing list.
Prefer to talk? Call Ryan on 07775 358794 or WhatsApp the studio — same response time, same person.
Things people ask before getting a quote.
Costs vary considerably with scope and materials, but as a working guide for Hampshire in 2026: a quality patio installation typically runs £4,000–£9,000; sleeper raised beds and brickwork projects £3,000–£8,000; a full garden rebuild including hardscape, structures and planting £15,000–£35,000 and up. The single biggest variable is materials — a porcelain patio costs roughly twice what a concrete-paved one does. Our written quotes are itemised by material and labour so the maths is transparent.
Get the quote in writing, itemised line by line. If a landscaper can't break down materials, labour, timeline and payment stages, that's the red flag. Ask for insurance documents and two recent local references. Pay in staged payments tied to milestones — never a large deposit followed by a single balance on the last day. And search the company name plus "reviews" on Google before signing anything. Cowboys avoid paper trails; proper firms welcome them.
Yes. Etonic Landscapes carries public liability insurance to £2 million, plus employers' liability cover for our team. Certificates are available on request and are provided before any work starts on your property.
A patio or terrace usually takes 2–3 weeks on site. Brickwork or sleeper structures, 1–3 weeks. A full garden rebuild typically runs 4–8 weeks depending on scope, materials and access. We work on one project at a time with the same team on site every day — no juggling, no gaps where nothing's happening for a fortnight.
Both. Many of our projects start as a conversation with the client and develop into a design we draw up ourselves. We're also happy to build to an existing design from a garden designer — we work alongside several designers across Hampshire and the South Downs.
Most Etonic projects sit between £4,000 and £35,000 — a substantial patio at the lower end, a full garden rebuild at the upper. We're happy to look at smaller projects (a single sleeper bed, a small wall, a section of fencing) but in practice they're harder to programme around the bigger builds. If your project's under £3,000, we'll tell you honestly whether we're the right fit or whether you'd be better served by a smaller local team.
All of them. Recent Etonic projects include new-build gardens in Whiteley and Park Gate, Victorian rear gardens in Southampton, and properties with significant level changes in Fareham. Each property type comes with its own challenges — drainage on a new build, root systems in a mature garden, access on a period property — and Ryan will walk through what's involved on the site visit.
We work across South Hampshire — Warsash (studio base), Fareham, Locks Heath, Park Gate, Sarisbury Green, Titchfield, Stubbington, Hill Head, Lee-on-the-Solent, Gosport, Portchester, Whiteley, Hedge End, Bursledon, Netley, Southampton and Portsmouth. There's a deliberate cap on how far we travel because we use local suppliers and want to be on site every day.
We work hard to minimise disruption. Access routes are agreed before starting. Skips and material drops are planned around your routine. Boundary protection is fitted to fences and drives. Neighbours are notified as a courtesy, and our team are on site between 8am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday — no early starts, no weekend noise unless agreed in advance.
Every Etonic build comes with a written workmanship guarantee and a snagging walk at handover. If anything moves, settles or fails as a result of our work, we come back and put it right at no cost. We're a small studio in Warsash, not a national chain — you'll be dealing with the same people who did the work in the first place.
From people who actually live in the gardens.
Ryan and his team transformed my new build garden — I couldn't be happier with the result. From start to finish, the whole experience was smooth and professional. The workmanship was excellent, with great attention to detail.
Ryan and Dave are so knowledgeable, professional, friendly and reliable. The quality of their work is outstanding. They went above and beyond to ensure our project was completed to our satisfaction — and to their own, as their standards are exceptional.
Really happy with the work carried out by Ryan and David. Ryan was really communicative throughout and really knowledgeable. No question was too many. Felt like they really wanted the best for us and went above and beyond to achieve it. Would highly recommend.
Ready to find out what's possible?
The first conversation is always free. Tell Ryan about the garden and he'll come and see it — no obligation, no sales pitch, no chasing afterwards.