My condo building makes many many bad decisions on the contractors they hire, but this is not one of them. Ever since we switched to Pemberton Garden Services, the front yard came back to life.. They are constantly here pruning, cleaning up and curating the greeneries. The place looks so much better, happier and alive. The gardeners that come by all seems to love what they do and are meticulous in detail, like they're manicuring their own lawn. I couldn't be happier with their service, a true gem. read more

I would highly recommend Brittany at Pemberton Garden Center to anyone looking for a plant and design expert. Brittany designed our landscape garden when we recently moved to Medford from Virginia. She designed a garden for us that fits our property and our priorities; incorporating many of my favorite plants and leaving room for me to plant a vegetable garden and a zinnia garden. Brittany is knowledgeable about native plants and plants appropriate to the Massachusetts climate and the resulting design is both natural and it will have all year round interest. The team at Pemberton Gardens made short work of preparing the property and planting all the selections. read more

The best place for pretty much everything!! Pemby's is our family's favorite shopping spot. They have a huge array of products from wine & cheese to plants. And everything in between! The Saidnaweys are a great family who has owned this business for about 50 years or so. We love supporting them and always will. read more

Pemberton Landscaping is a wonderful knowledgeable landscaping service. They do landscaping in front of our building in Cambridge. Everything that they put in is done thoughtfully and . maintained beautifully throughout the seasons. I also love their garden store which has a lovely varied collection of plants as well as an indoor deli/ bakery/ grocery store. Pemberton is a delight. read more

Let me be clear. We were Mark's most difficult clients in a long time. Our 3 person, brand new condo association inherited a mess in front of our beautiful, conversion on A major street. I knew this project was going to be involved and costly. I did my research and decided to give Pemberton a try. I went to the garden center and Mark just happened to be free. He sat down with me, explained that he was a straight shooter, and listened to me ramble on about all of our problems. He said, "Ok ok. I'll come by to look at it at 4pm on Tuesday." The moment he laid eyes on the project, he was determined to help me. Each step of the process had individual cost estimates, plantings had seasonal options, and if Mark thought I could get something done for cheaper, he would say so (demo work). When the demo work wasn't done correctly (by someone else we had found) Mark and his team fixed it. The entire team was professional, hardworking, and friendly. Mark allowed me to help pick every shrub and was an expert in every way. He communicated with me regularly and was consistently timely. The outcome is stunning. People stop to comment about how beautiful the landscaping is. We also have step stones, cobble stone edging, and weed block with pea stone around the side and back. Everything exceeded our expectations and I couldn't have higher recommendations for Pemberton and Mark, Zach and the whole team. I will use them for as long as possible. At this point, Mark feels like a friend I have known for years and I trust him unendingly. read more

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Pemberton Garden Services designed and installed a shade garden in our front yard, and they did a lovely job. Every interaction we had with every one of their staff was pleasant and professional. We couldn't be happier. read more

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Much thanks to Camilla for her help in locating a couple of hard to find seedlings - the plants are beautiful! I'm heading back this weekend for a few more things. I can't wait to see what else is in the greenhouse! read more

After inheriting a big, beautiful house in Cambridge with a big, hideous mess of a yard, we searched for a landscaper who could handle the job. We called Pemberton for a quote since I already knew and loved their garden supply side. After meeting with Mark, I knew we found the right place! Mark was thoroughly professional, but also warm and attentive- I really felt like he listened to what we wanted. He's made every step of the way easy and stress free with good communication and proactive suggestions. His crew is awesome too! Every guy that's come to work on our property has been friendly but professional, polite with our neighbors, and they consistently leave our property tidy and LOOKING GREAT! I'll never use anyone else, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mark and his crew to anyone looking for any kind of landscaping- they're the best. I'd agree with what another yelper said- don't even bother calling anyone else, just call Pemberton since you'll end up with them anyway! read more

I am a huge fan of Mark and his team! I recently bought a condo and didn't know what to do with my patio area, so I called Mark. He came by and walked me through several options, proving me with cost estimates along the way, and explained everything very clearly. I've had his team come out twice so far to lay down mulch, trim trees and pull weeds, and they did a beautiful job both times. They're friendly, knowledgable and super efficient. If you have a landscaping or gardening project and like me, don't exactly have a green thumb, definitely call Mark (or email, or stop by). You really won't regret it! read more

I found Pemberton through Yelp and contacted them based on all the great reviews they had. From my first email inquiry-Mark was extremely helpful, professional and quick to respond. There are so many businesses/contractors who won't or don't take the time to do this. I knew immediately that I wanted to use them just from my first emails with Mark. Susannah who is one of the lead gardeners came over to check out the property and she met me at the nursery to help pick out flowers and plants for the areas that I wanted done. She was so helpful and patient with all my questions and such a sweet woman! I ended up buying a cherry tree at Mahoneys in Winchester and she picked it up for me on a Saturday and made a special trip to plant it for me. In all, she came by 4 times with another team member to work on 3 areas of our property. They spent 1 day cleaning out an area above a wall which must have been a landfill and full of rocks and glass. They turned it into a beautiful shade garden. Also wanted to mention Matt who came out twice to help plant and Brian were both friendly! It's obvious that everyone loves what they are doing and there is an awesome team there. I really can't say enough great things about pemberton, the only downside is that they are so popular that they get booked up quickly for spring. I really need to add that Mark is the primary reason his business is phenomenal. He goes above and beyond to help you out. It's just an added bonus that he has a great team of workers read more

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I could not recommend this place more. I initially spoke with Mark who came over to my apartment to look at the job to be done. The backyard had a small plot of land along the fence that was left empty after having trees removed. Mark advised on the best solution after listening to what I was hoping for. After that, Mark connected me with Zac who ended up doing the work on the place and it all came out fantastically. The plot was completely transformed and the cost was extremely reasonable for the amount of work done. TL:DR: Bottom-line, if you're looking to redo garden areas, need decorative edge work, or just regular maintenance of existing landscaping, Pemberton Farms is the place to go! Highly recommended!! read more

We had Pemberton Garden Services renovate our garden. They replaced the ugly railroad-tie wall with lovely stonework, they cleared out all the mess and black swallow-wort and maple seedlings, they talked to us about what things we liked/wanted, made recommendations, and then implemented them. They got a tomato patch up and running, added a trellis, put in a small patch of lawn, bushes, flowers, ground cover, the works. Then they sent a list of all the plants with links to pictures, so we could remember what they were called and not keep calling them "the sort of reddish bush on the left". The garden is virtually the only bright spot of 2020 and I cannot say enough praise about Sarah and her team. read more

The pictures say a lot, but I'll add some words. I reached out to several landscaping services and Mark was the only one to respond, and did so quickly. I inherited a mess of a back yard with all the worst weeds and there was no way I could fix it myself. It's the only place on the property that gets full sun and I knew that it had potential, and Mark and his team have realized that potential and then some. Mark was honest with me about the likelihood that seeding grass wouldn't work out well and didn't want to see me waste money, and he came up with this awesome solution pictured below that I like way more. I now have lots of space to start a pollinator garden, and a whole section for raised beds and vegetables. The team does excellent, thoughtful work and still gets the jobs done quick. Extremely reasonably priced work and materials, and both parts of the project so far have come in under budget. I absolutely recommend Pemberton's services, and will continue to work with them in the Spring and beyond. What they did for my yard has been a brilliant bright spot in what has otherwise been a fairly dark year. read more

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I am very pleased with Pemberton Garden Services. I needed my hedges trimmed and an overgrowth of lilies of the valley removed. Mark got right back to me when I sent an online request, came over to give me a quote, and scheduled the work for the following week. Dan spent 6 hours on a hot day trimming my hedges, pulling up lilies of the valley, and performing other assorted tasks not in his job description! He was friendly, respectful, and knowledgeable. Even though this was a small job, Pemberton gave me excellent attention and service. read more

We moved into a new house in South Boston at the end of the summer with a very very neglected back yard - I think someone planted a lawn in the backyard several years before but never took care of it. By the time it became our backyard/problem it was 1/3 dirt, 1/3 weeds and 1/3 grass. It was also not level and featured a big rotting stump in the corner. I called 4 or 5 gardening places over the course of a few weeks and Pemberton was the only one that called me back. Mark was so helpful and even though it was a little late in the season and they normally don't go as far as Southie, Mark agreed to send a crew out to see what they could do to help. The guys totally ripped out the old lawn and planted a new one, took out the stump and cleaned up the front bushes. They did a great job and were super easy to work and priced the work very fairly. They are also very responsive if you have on-going questions about how to care for the yard (when to fertilize, prune, how often to water, etc.) If we can get them to drive to Southie again, we will definitely have them back in the spring to do some flowers and some upkeep on the lawn. Thanks Mark! read more

Now that the snow is gone, it was high time to deal with our poor blueberry bushes that were completely wrecked from the winter. I sent an SOS email to Mark at Pemberton on Easter Sunday and to my surprise I heard back right away. Actually not only did I hear back, but Mark sent someone over to my house in Cambridge the NEXT day. When does that kind of thing ever happen?! Even better, his gardener Dylan came over and did a remarkably great job getting these broken battered bushes back into order. I am so relieved and thrilled with the job these guys did! read more

I can not say enough good things about Pemberton Gardens, Mark and their crew. They rescued me, and I do mean literally. I recently moved into a new dwelling in Arlington, the former owners of which decided that an Amazonian Jungle theme would be a good look for their residence. If you've ever seen Apocalypse Now, well let's just say Kurtz could hide in the weeds, with ease. It was a MESS. But Mark and his rock star crew (literal rock stars, they look like them, and they work like em), came in, took over and de-weeded me, and were able to clean me up, so that my property is now, looking SOOOO much better, is ready for newer and better plants and a growing area for the new food garden I intend to start. Don't even call anyone else. Pemberton Farms/Gardens is really the ISH. read more

After several less than satisfactory experiences with two other landscape/gardening companies we decided to try Pemberton Garden Services and couldn't be more pleased. They proved to be everything a service company should be - professional, efficient, reasonable and most importantly - trustworthy ... a company that respects its customers and places their interests first. Starting at the top with the owner (Mark) and proceeding through the ranks with the Field Manager (Sophie), Lead Gardener (Zak) and Gardner (Jay) we found every employee to be exceptionally professional, responsive, polite and knowledgeable. Our specific problem entailed a number of large perennial gardens bordering the forest, that overtime bore a closer resemblance to a jungle than formal gardens. Zak and Jay were assigned to get our gardens back in order - and we found them to be exceptionally polite, personable, competent and knowledgeable (I'd be surprised if there is a plant/flower that Zak doesn't know). They showed up on time, were quick to diagnosis how to best get the gardens back in order, and were equally industrious at restoring the gardens (i.e., no wasted time taking breaks while racking up unnecessary labor charges). It is obvious that the owner (Mark) has instilled an easily recognizable "esprit de corps" within his employees since they approach their work not so much as a job... but more as a profession... a refreshing change from the norm which makes a huge difference in the end result/product. I only wish we could find more companies/contractors with the same work ethic and sense of service to their clients. read more

The plants look beautiful, our neighbors all commented how great our yard looks. They helped me design a lovely front garden, I would recommend them to anyone! read more

Mark and his team are simply the best. He is very responsive and clear in communication when discussing plans, he is timely in responding and very accommodating with scheduling. Every project that we have worked on with him (to date 2 separate projects for the backyard in Southie) has been excellent and efficient. I would highly recommend him and his team to anyone looking for work done on their backyard. read more

I rarely write reviews, but I'm so grateful, after years of maintaining my own garden, to have the skilled and friendly team from Pemberton to take over some of this upkeep for me. They are willing to work flexibly with my particular preferences (not using leaf blowers on my small property) and are knowledgable about sustainable techniques so that my garden can continue to be a haven for pollinators, birds and happy plants. Thanks to Mark, Sophie and Damian for great service. I look forward to a long partnership. read more

There are many five star reviews here and they are all completely warranted. We have worked with a few landscapers in the Cambridge area and none have come close to the professionalism and capability of Pemberton. We began working with them last year when they focused on clean-up and removal. This spring, they turned their attention to design and installation. At every turn, they have communicated clearly and warmly, have done what they said they would do, and demonstrated incomparable skill and expertise. I highly recommend them! They are outstanding!! read more

Pemberton Garden Services agreed to design, install and maintain a new garden at our condo building in Cambridge. Mark was very helpful in getting the project underway and Dylan and his crew were superb with design and planting. It was a great pleasure and a valuable learning experience working with everyone at Pemberton Garden Services. Many thanks to everyone at Pemberton for this successful project. read more

My wife and I strongly recommend Pemberton Garden Services for all phases of creating and maintaining a garden. Sophie Bignet worked with us to design a new front and back garden. She understood our aesthetic quickly, steered us away from plants that wouldn't do well in our yard, and had a wonderful sense of humor and creativity as we refined the design and installed the garden. Suzana and the rest of the team looked after us from planting through end of season cleanup and helped us with problems from rabbits to legacy bamboo. Encouraged by the first season, we will be expanding the garden next spring. We feel lucky that we found Pemberton. read more

Very knowledgeable, responsive, professional, polite staff. Work they did in yard was best we've had in years. Will definitely use them again next year. read more

Pemberton Garden services did a wonderful job designing and planting a new landscaped garden for my house. They provided a design with many different types of plants and they were able to come and plant it very quickly. The service has been great and is ongoing with any questions i have had about the progress of the garden. when a couple plants didn't make it, they have come out to exchange the plants at no charge. i would highly recommend their services, and they are open to even the smallest jobs. I will be having them back for future jobs. read more

I stumbled on to Pemberton's Garden when I was dashing in to their grocery to buy a quart of milk. I saw their truck in the parking lot - it had a sign on it that said they did landscaping...so I wandered thru their outdoor selection of plants and everything looked healthy so I asked if they did decks. I had interviewed 4 other gardening services and become so discouraged that I had given up and resigned myself to just not having flowers this year. Long story short, I met Mark (the owner)-he came over the next day & surveyed the layout and asked me some questions about what I wanted - and by that weekend my two large decks looked spectacular, at what turned out to be a lower price than others quoted. Others dilly-dallied - took weeks to come up with a quote and wouldn't/couldn't answer my questions. I needed these gardens. They are a respite. But more than that, I feel as tho I have new friends. I'm not comfortable with strangers in my home - but Zach and Dylan stopped being strangers shortly after they arrived. I trust them. They worked hard and fast on a VERY hot day. They've been back again when I decided to add more plants and they took time to trim and generally spiff up the plantings. Mark is just an email away when I have a question about watering/feeding/trimming a plant. That quart of milk I stopped in to buy turned out to cost me more than I expected -but it was worth every penny. read more

We bought a home and had a local contractor update the house. We were so happy with the result that we needed some items for our garden. We were so happy with what pemberton offered. We also sent a gift to a relative through their online service - delivery was on time and food was delicious. Thank you pemberton! read more

Pemberton Garden Services are amazing. Whatever you need done is never a problem whether the job is big or small. They even let me take home plants to set in my planters to see how they worked. We could't be happier with their work. Cant wait to get started with them again in the spring! read more

Pemberton Garden Services are by far the best gardening service in the Boston area! After going through many gardening services which were either unreliable or unbelievably expensive, were we so fortunate to find Pemberton. Mark is the best - extremely professional, responsive and has not only transformed our front and back garden areas, but assisted us in choosing and planting a tree in the front, along with many other miscellaneous and challenging projects. Scheduling is incredibly easy, all communication is returned very promptly and the quality of their work is amazing - all for a very reasonable price. We have received countless compliments on our garden this year since we began using them. We could not be happier and have been recommending them to all of our friends! :) read more

Would give a 6th star if that were an option! Pemberton turned our scraggly dirt patch into a proper garden - complete with shrubs and mulch - in just one day for a very reasonable price. There's really not much I can say that the other 5-star reviewers haven't said already....professional, efficient, friendly, reasonable, trustworthy. We didn't shop around, just went straight to Pemberton because they were so close, and after seeing what a fantastic job they did I am glad we didn't bother with shopping around cause it would have been a waste of our time. When we get around to dealing with our backyard I will be calling them again. read more

PGS has transformed my gardening life! I had so many years of gardener problems, I hadn't thought anymore that something good like this could happen, that I could really rely on a team to come through on their commitments and do everything promised on schedule and with perfectionistic standards. The experience I have had with them over just a few months starting late this season has wiped out years of anxiety I had with various prior arrangements. Like others, I didn't know much about their business but was in a situation where I had found a designer but couldn't go forward with my garden without someone to prepare and install; somehow we thought of giving them a call -- and the rest is history. From the first contact I had with Mark up through all the many many communications to the present and I hope the future, there has been unusually great responsiveness and understanding, and it has been consistently easy to discuss needs, schedule work and resolve any issues that come up along the way. I feel that Mark and everyone who works at PGS, on the phone and in the field, is 100% committed to maintaining a good relationship and making sure things work out well, so the hassle factor is pretty much gone and instead there is a great sense of cooperation. The crew and crew leaders are very friendly and knowledgeable, they will do the job carefully and right and address all your concerns, the people that have worked with me have wide horticultural experience in every aspect of gardening and can deal with everything from insect control to snow protection and everything in between, creatively and for all seasons! For the first time I now have an appreciation of what a good gardening team should be, they have lifted a tremendous weight off my shoulders, they know what I need and if I forget they'll remind me. PGS is run with the utmost skill and devotion and, from my point of view, great success. read more

We highly recommend Pemberton Garden Services. My husband and I are total gardening newbies, and Mark and his team were willing to spend time with us to make sure we got what would work best for our shady patio area. Even though our project and budget were quite small, we felt like we received first-rate service. From our initial contact with Mark, to our visit to the garden center to pick out plants, to the installation of the plants at our home, the entire experience was pleasant and efficient. We'll definitely contact Mark again for future projects. read more

After another winter and many years of basic neglect, we decided to do some landscaping. Overwhelmed about where to start, we enlisted the services of Pemberton Garden Services. Mark is wonderful to work with. He is very easy to reach via email and responds almost immediately to all messages! Mark is also very accommodating to working with a budget. His team is knowledgeable, thorough, and professional. I would highly recommend them to everyone! read more

I can't say enough good things about Mark and his team! They did a beautiful job cleaning up our yard in the spring and have been maintaining it all summer. I love that Mark communicates swiftly and clearly over e-mail - it's a huge deal for me to not have track people down over the phone. read more

Wonderful service! Mark and his team are a joy to work with. Out front yard looks great! looking forward to adding some more perennials this coming Spring. :-) read more

great service and spread of annuals and healthy perennials. provide super home service to help care for yard and beds. i have been shopping for years, always super service. can't give enough +++ . this is one garden center that stands behind the plants, always with a smile and helpful hand. great locally run and owned.-0p read more

I am beyond happy with the transformation of my front yard that Mark and his team at Pemberton Garden has accomplished. We had a sad looking yard with 50s-era yews and dead grass originally. I had been emailing various landscaping companies to get estimates just for reviving the dead grass. No responses, responses with ridiculous estimates. I was about to give up when I came across the Pemberton site and remembered driving past their store. I emailed Mark through their site and got an immediate response. From that point until the completion of my new yard (with beautiful perennials and shrubs, stepping stones, lovely), Mark and team have been super responsive, transparent, and they absolutely appear to know their gardens and plants. I would highly recommend using their services. read more

I could not recommend this place more. I was really unhappy with the guy I was using for so many reasons so I googled "yard services" and Pemberton popped up. I had driven by their location several times, but it never dawned on my they offered landscape services, so I emailed Mark and he got back to me in 24 hours or less. We went back and forth over email with regard to what I was looking for and whether or not it would fit what they do. Our space isn't that big, but I still want it to look nice. He connected me with Marc on his landscape team who has been to our place twice. He's great. I give them a punch list prior to the visit, when they come we go over it and they get to work. They get clean up, don't dilly dally around (like the last guy) they're honest about the time they spend there and priced fairly. If you're looking for regular maintenance of existing landscaping, talk to Pemberton Farms I can't say enough good things about them. read more

I have used PGS for the past two years. Last year, I called Mark in a panic because my long-term gardener, who was based in Newton, no longer wanted to travel to Cambridge and provided me with little advance notice. Mark came to my rescue and sent Sophie to plant my 600 square foot 14th floor terrace. She brought new insight to my space and even got perennials to survive through the winter. Despite the extreme wind and sometimes harsh conditions, my containers thrived all summer. Fall clean-up came later than in prior years because so many plants were still doing well. This year, my containers are even more beautiful than last year's, thanks to Sophie's talent and creativity and both her and Alec's diligence and hard work. I am a huge fan of Mark's and his entire team. In my experience with two different teams, Mark and various Garden Center employees, they are excellent listeners, attentive to even minor details, very professional, friendly and extremely efficient. I look forward to a long relationship. read more