Renewable Sustainable Gardens in Bernards, New Jersey
When thoughtfully composed, yard landscapes can be sustainable wellsprings of remarkable beauty, inspiration and even healing. Plus, trees, flowers and shrubbery can serve to call attention to elements of your home architecture or outdoor entertaining space. If you’re eager to harness the power of nature to accomplish your personal vision, select our knowledgeable professionals for your sustainable gardens in Bernards.Call 610-917-1385 Today
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About Us
Our founder, Donald Pell, gained a zest for plants and landscapes in his youth. After expanding his abilities with guidance from talented architects, Donald was moved to put his passion to work. Since then, Donald and the rest of our team draw on their diverse arrays of knowledge and skills as they strive to bring to life well-designed gardens built to spark joy as they evolve. From drawing out your ideal garden on paper to building it at your site, our landscape experts will collaborate with dependable construction partners to deliver award-worthy designs catered to your vision and space. Our Building & Design ProcessCreative Approach

Creative Approach
Our approach to landscape design is at the intersection of nature and order. We will analyze your property and carefully take into account its characteristics to construct a truly immersive garden made to underline your property’s character and to be admired through the years.Marvelous Variety

Marvelous Variety
The majority of our plants are sourced from trusted growers. As a supplement, we propagate less popular varieties on our own at our small nursery. We prioritize use of native plants as often as possible, but we also observe that diversified garden arrangements featuring some novel additions are often most conducive to extended beauty and longevity.Wildlife Minded

Wildlife Minded
We prioritize creating beautiful landscapes which offer favorable homes for pollinators, allowing you to be a good friend of the environment whilst reveling in well-conceived beauty. Green and visually pleasing, our gardens are made to provide the benefits of each world.Low Maintenance

Low Maintenance
Once established, our gardens are planned to do well by themselves, with little to zero mulching or watering required. However, some adjustments may be needed at certain times to preserve design details and ensure continual plant health. Our internal staff will be happy to provide support or advice at these periods.What Makes Us Different
Other local landscape designers may be able to provide gardens which look pretty, but we go beyond just looks. We pull from multiple decades of hands-on work and in-depth horticultural knowledge to curate gardens which are well poised to thrive harmoniously, with little maintenance required as the seasons change. Our team members place plants with care, paying close attention to how they will grow and highlight certain other design centerpieces on your property. We feel that collaboration is vital, and we will work in conjunction with you to honor your aspirations for your unique garden.
Conceptualize Your Garden Design with Our Trained Horticulturalists
If you are eager to give a lift to your property with gorgeous, strategically located plants that frame your home and bloom each year to rejuvenate you all over, the initial step is to schedule a meeting at your site with our team of experienced designers. By seeing your space in real life, we can fully envision the potential, pinpointing its inherent advantages and ways in which thoughtful landscaping can make it even better.After an open discussion, we will suggest various solutions. Once we have arrived at a consensus and construction begins, our skilled team will be on site to prepare the area and soil, put in plants and hardscapes and watch over the entire process.
Embrace the Allure of Nature with Sustainable Gardens in Bernards
At Donald Pell Gardens, our firm namesake brings three decades of expertise and is dedicated to handpicking project materials for outstanding quality and lifespan. Supported by other knowledgeable horticulture enthusiasts, he lays out each garden with careful regard for the specific site, its attributes and its owners’ desires.If you have a space that you’re ready to revamp into a natural work of art, get in touch to set up a meeting.

Bernards High School is a comprehensive four-year regional public high school serving students in ninth through twelfth grades in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The school is part of the Somerset Hills Regional School District, a regional K–12 school district that consists of the participating municipalities of Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone. Students from Bedminster are sent to the district's high school for grades 9-12 as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Bedminster Township School District. The school is located in Bernardsville, within walking distance from the main section of Bernardsville. The school is overseen by the New Jersey Department of Education.
Donald Pell Gardens
Transforming landscapes in the Mid-Atlantic region for 30 years
don@donaldpell.com
610-917-1385