Bernardsville sits in the Somerset Hills, the northernmost borough in Somerset County, known for preserved estates, rolling hills, and Bernardsville Mountain’s clay soil and steep terrain. From the historic Olcott Avenue district near the train station to the large wooded estates along Mine Brook Road and Childs Road, Bernardsville’s landscapes need to match the character of homes that range from Colonial Revivals to grand mountain estates on multiple acres.
Lakeland Landscaping has provided comprehensive design, construction, planting, and maintenance services in Bernardsville since 1975. We understand what Bernardsville Mountain’s clay soil, freeze-thaw cycles, and steep slopes actually require — not a generic suburban approach.
Whether you need a full landscape transformation, new features, or ongoing care, Lakeland Landscaping delivers creative solutions, quality craftsmanship, and reliable service.
We provide customized landscaping in Bernardsville, preserving the historic character of homes near Olcott Avenue, managing the scale of large Bernardsville Mountain estates, and addressing the clay soil and slope conditions that define this Somerset Hills community.
Bernardsville Mountain’s clay soil, steep slopes, and freeze-thaw winters require a maintenance plan built around these specific conditions — not a one-size-fits-all schedule. Our VIP programs for Bernardsville properties account for the terrain and climate that define this Somerset Hills community.
Our programs may include:
In Bernardsville, we turn homes, lots, and commercial properties into functional, vibrant outdoor spaces, delivering expert care from start to finish.
We leave your landscape pristine and provide guidance so it thrives long-term — whether a historic Olcott Avenue property or a large Bernardsville Mountain estate.
Bernardsville’s landscaping challenges, hilly terrain, variable soils, extreme seasons, and wildlife can be managed with terracing, soil amendments, native and hardy plants, water-smart systems, and wildlife deterrents, creating functional, multi-level, and attractive gardens suited to the local environment.
Lakeland Landscaping tackles Bernardsville Mountain’s steep slopes and clay-heavy soil with terraced retaining walls, proper drainage routing, and erosion control built into every design from the start. We address freeze-thaw damage common on Bernardsville’s hillside properties with deeper wall footings and soil amendment before installation — not after a wall has already shifted.
Our tailored approach creates sustainable outdoor spaces that meet aesthetic, functional, and preservation requirements for homes, multi-family, and commercial properties alike.
Make your outdoor space work for you
Let us help you explore landscaping options and create a beautiful, functional outdoor space tailored to your property.
Choosing a landscaper for a Bernardsville property means choosing someone who understands clay soil, steep mountain slopes, and freeze-thaw cycles — not just curb appeal. When design, installation, and maintenance aren’t properly coordinated for these conditions, ongoing problems and higher long-term costs follow.
Lakeland has handled everything in-house across Bernardsville since 1975. Dan Skarbnik Jr., our University of Delaware Landscape Horticulture graduate, leads every design. From concept through completion, our Bernardsville team builds landscapes suited to Bernardsville Mountain’s terrain and the Somerset Hills climate.
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Design and install specialty gardens, poolside, foundation, specimen and ornamental plantings as well as outdoor living and entertaining spaces. Review and assess your current landscape and provide complete landscape maintenance.
Phone: 973.361.3315
Business Hours:
8am-6:30pm M-F
9am-2pm Sat
NJ HIC# 13VH00716100
We also serve nearby areas across Morris County
We provide landscape design, construction, renovation, hardscaping, maintenance, pruning & trimming, outdoor living spaces, plantings & gardens, landscape lighting, and seasonal care tailored to Bernardsville’s terrain and climate.
Yes. We design landscapes specifically suited to Bernardsville Mountain’s slopes and clay soil, as well as the historic character expected near Olcott Avenue and the Claremont Road corridor.
Yes. Renovation is common on Bernardsville’s older estate properties — updating aging retaining walls, overgrown plantings, and drainage systems that haven’t kept up with decades of freeze-thaw damage.
Yes. Our VIP maintenance programs for Bernardsville are built around the borough’s clay soil, steep slopes, and freeze-thaw winters — not a generic seasonal schedule.
Patios, walkways, and retaining walls engineered for Bernardsville Mountain’s slope and clay soil conditions — built with proper footings to resist the freeze-thaw movement common on the borough’s hillside properties.
Yes. We provide snow and ice management for Bernardsville properties, plus anti-desiccant treatments to protect plantings through the Somerset Hills’ colder mountain microclimate.
