Apt Studios Gardens by Design

16/06/2026

So excited to be working alongside Mark and local architects on his bid to transform The Ossington into a Contemporary Art Gallery for Newark. https://www.cangallery.org/
Apt Studios Gardens by Design have gifted their services to re‑imagine the terraced garden, creating a perennial landscape that sits more gently within its historic setting.
Inspired by an artist’s palette, the castle walls and Lady Ossington herself, the concept blends colour, texture and heritage to form an atmospheric sanctuary — a place to sit with tea and cake, enjoy framed views through castellated hedging and feel connected to the natural rhythm of the planting.

'There is an opportunity to increase the cultural vitality of Newark' 📈

13/06/2026

Astrantia, Luzula nivea and Hellebore make up one of our favourite combinations for a slightly tricky shady spot.

Planted here next to the house and in the dappled shade of a mature Cedar, among Hydrangea quercifolia, the whites and pinks create bright accents against the dark charred cladding of the building.

10/06/2026

We have been to revisit a garden that we planted a little over a year ago. The planting has started to spread and settle in features, like this bench that we made by re purposing the stones that used to make up a low dry stone wall that ran around the driveway.

We carefully selected and stacked the stones before finishing the bench with a hardwood seat from .

09/06/2026

Today we have revisited a garden that we planted just over a year ago. The brief for this matrix planting was for a garden that was wild, and full of flowers and interest all year round.

The mixture of grasses, perennials, shrubs and larger beech columns all help settle the house into the landscape, with the colours standing out boldly against the charred larch cladding of the building.

30/04/2026

We've been back to visit a garden that we planted

These areas of matrix planting include grasses alongside slightly wilder looking perennials like Eupatorium, Cephalaria and Cenolophium that will link the site to it's wild surroundings while providing our clients with a manageable range of colour and textural interest though the year.

We're looking forward to see how it develops in the coming years!

31/03/2026

A sneak peek of a design that we have started to build today!

This garden contains spaces for entertaining, cooking, play and a little routine gardening.

20/02/2026

We are exhibiting at Build It Live in Kent this weekend if you want to visit for free click on this link !https://builditlive.co.uk/exhib-free-ticket-offer-se26/ Hope to see you there!

03/02/2026

Who says that the garden isn't interesting in winter?

Cyclamen hederifolium is also know as the Ivy-leaved cyclamen, for it's leaves that resemble Ivy. It's looking its best right now, and will continue all winter!

31/01/2026

At with our heritage colleagues showing of some off our teamwork.

30/01/2026

Winter work on an incredibly muddy site!