Transform your garden with A.P.T. Builders professional turfing, seeding, and planting services. With over 18 years of experience serving Ashford and Kent, we create beautiful, healthy lawns and gardens using quality turf, grass seed, and carefully selected plants. From ground preparation and soil improvement through expert turf laying, precision seeding, and professional planting, we deliver comprehensive solutions ensuring your garden thrives and provides years of enjoyment. Every project features proper preparation, quality materials, and expert techniques creating outdoor spaces that enhance your property while requiring minimal maintenance once established.
A beautiful lawn and well planted garden create the perfect outdoor space for relaxation, entertaining, and enjoying nature. Quality turfing and planting require proper ground preparation, suitable plant selection, and expert installation techniques ensuring healthy growth and long term success. We provide comprehensive services from soil testing and preparation through turf laying, grass seeding, and professional planting with ongoing aftercare advice. Our experienced team understands soil conditions, plant requirements, and seasonal considerations ensuring every lawn and garden establishes successfully while meeting your aesthetic preferences and practical requirements.
Creating beautiful new lawns using quality turf or grass seed with proper ground preparation.
Renovating tired, patchy lawns through re-turfing, overseeding, and soil improvement works.
Professional planting schemes creating attractive gardens with seasonal colour and interest.
Creating natural wildflower areas supporting wildlife while reducing maintenance requirements.
Planting attractive shrub borders providing structure, privacy, and year round garden interest.
Expert tree selection and planting adding maturity, shade, and focal points to gardens.
Quality turf installation creates instant perfect lawns transforming gardens immediately, but success depends entirely on proper ground preparation and expert laying techniques. We source premium cultivated turf from specialist growers, delivered fresh and laid within 24 hours ensuring maximum establishment success. Ground preparation involves removing existing grass, weeds, and stones, cultivating soil to adequate depth (minimum 150mm), adding quality topsoil and fertilizer, then leveling and consolidating creating ideal conditions for turf establishment. Expert laying with tight joints, proper alignment, and immediate watering ensures turf roots quickly into prepared ground creating strong, healthy lawns that thrive for years.
Premium cultivated turf from specialist growers delivered fresh and laid within 24 hours.
Thorough cultivation, adequate topsoil depth, and proper leveling creating ideal conditions.
Generous watering immediately after laying and regular watering during establishment period.
Laying during optimal seasons (spring/autumn) when conditions favor rapid establishment.
Premium quality turf grown by specialist suppliers creating instant perfect lawns with immediate visual impact and usability within weeks of laying.
Ideal for: Immediate results, special occasions, quality lawns
Premium grass seed mixtures creating beautiful lawns at lower cost than turf, ideal for larger areas and specific growing conditions.
Ideal for: Large areas, budget-conscious, patient approach
Native wildflower and grass mixtures creating natural meadows supporting wildlife while providing beautiful seasonal displays with minimal maintenance.
Ideal for: Natural gardens, wildlife, low maintenance
Combining turf in prominent areas with seeding in less visible spaces balancing instant impact with cost-effectiveness for best overall results.
Ideal for: Budget balance, large gardens, phased projects
Grass seeding provides cost effective lawn creation suitable for larger areas, specific growing conditions, or budget conscious projects. Modern premium grass seed mixtures contain multiple grass species creating lawns matching turf quality once established. Success requires proper ground preparation, suitable seed mixture selection, correct sowing rates, and protection during germination period. We use quality seed from reputable suppliers mixing species for specific conditions - shade tolerant mixtures for shaded areas, hardwearing sports turf for heavy use, fine ornamental grasses for pristine lawns. Seeding works best during spring and autumn when soil temperature and moisture levels favor rapid germination and establishment.
Beautiful gardens require careful plant selection matching growing conditions, garden style, and maintenance preferences creating year round interest with seasonal colour and texture. We help you choose appropriate plants, shrubs, and trees considering soil type, sun/shade exposure, drainage, hardiness, mature size, and aesthetic preferences. Professional planting includes proper soil preparation, adequate planting hole size, appropriate depth, backfilling with improved soil, initial feeding, and mulching conserving moisture while suppressing weeds. Strategic planting creates structure, screening, focal points, and seasonal displays transforming gardens into beautiful outdoor spaces requiring minimal maintenance once established.
Quality plants and grass varieties creating beautiful, thriving gardens:
Hardy perennials returning yearly providing reliable colour and reducing replanting requirements.
Evergreen and deciduous shrubs providing structure, screening, and seasonal interest throughout.
Specimen trees adding height, maturity, shade, and focal points to garden designs.
Premium cultivated turf creating instant perfect lawns with dense, weed free grass coverage.
Quality seed blends tailored for shade, sun, hardwearing use, or ornamental lawns.
Native wildflowers creating natural meadows supporting pollinators and local wildlife populations.
Native and ornamental hedging providing privacy, boundaries, and wildlife habitats effectively.
Low-growing plants suppressing weeds, reducing maintenance, and covering difficult areas beautifully.
We visit your garden discussing requirements, assessing conditions, and advising on suitable options
Creating planting schemes matching your style and budget with plant selection and layout plans
Thorough soil preparation including cultivation, topsoil addition, and fertilizer application throughout
Sourcing quality plants, turf, and materials from reputable suppliers ensuring healthy establishment
Professional planting, turf laying, or seeding using proper techniques and optimal seasonal timing
Comprehensive advice on watering, feeding, and maintenance ensuring long term garden success
Successful lawns and planting depend significantly on seasonal timing, with spring and autumn providing optimal conditions for establishment. Spring (March-May) offers warming soil temperatures and increasing daylight encouraging rapid growth, while autumn (September-November) provides warm soil with increasing rainfall reducing watering requirements. Summer turfing and planting require intensive watering during establishment, while winter work risks poor establishment due to cold, wet conditions. Grass seed germinates best when soil temperatures exceed 8°C consistently, typically spring and autumn. Container-grown plants transplant successfully year round, but bare-root plants require dormant season planting (November-March) for best results.
Essential aftercare ensuring your lawn and garden establishes successfully:
Generous watering immediately after installation and regular watering during establishment period crucial.
Waiting until grass reaches 5-7cm height before first gentle mowing avoiding stress during establishment.
Regular feeding through growing season providing nutrients for healthy growth and dense coverage.
Controlling weeds during establishment using appropriate methods without damaging new grass or plants.
Avoiding heavy use during establishment allowing roots to anchor properly into soil beneath.
Applying mulch around plants conserving moisture, suppressing weeds, and improving soil gradually.
Checking and adjusting tree stakes preventing wind damage while allowing natural trunk development.
Adjusting maintenance practices seasonally meeting changing growth and weather condition requirements.
For over 18 years, A.P.T. Builders has been creating beautiful lawns and gardens throughout Kent, transforming outdoor spaces with professional turfing, grass seeding, and expert planting services. We understand that successful lawns and gardens require proper ground preparation, quality materials, suitable plant selection, and expert installation techniques combined with appropriate seasonal timing. Whether you're creating new lawns, restoring tired grass, or establishing beautiful planted borders, our team delivers quality solutions ensuring healthy establishment and long-term success.
Our experienced team handles every aspect from initial consultation and design through ground preparation, material sourcing, expert installation, and comprehensive aftercare guidance. We source premium cultivated turf delivered fresh from specialist growers, quality grass seed mixtures suitable for your conditions, and healthy plants from reputable nurseries ensuring best establishment chances. Combined with proper ground preparation, accurate leveling, soil improvement, and professional installation techniques, we create lawns and gardens that thrive with minimal maintenance providing years of enjoyment.
We proudly serve all areas of Kent including Ashford, Maidstone, Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Dartford, Gravesend, Chatham, Gillingham, Rochester, Sittingbourne, Faversham, Dover, Folkestone, Margate, Ramsgate, and surrounding villages. Whether you need turf laying, grass seeding, garden planting, lawn restoration, or complete landscaping services, our team delivers quality solutions backed by extensive experience, professional workmanship, and comprehensive aftercare support ensuring your garden succeeds and provides lasting beauty.
Extensive expertise in turfing, seeding, planting, and all garden landscaping across Kent properties.
Premium turf, grass seed, and plants from reputable suppliers ensuring healthy establishment success.
Thorough soil preparation, adequate cultivation, and topsoil depth creating ideal growing conditions.
Professional laying, seeding, and planting techniques ensuring successful establishment and growth.
Comprehensive understanding of plants, growing conditions, and suitable species for Kent gardens.
Working during optimal seasons maximizing establishment success and minimizing watering requirements.
Detailed guidance on watering, feeding, and maintenance ensuring long-term lawn and garden success.
Comprehensive warranties on materials and installation providing complete peace of mind throughout.
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