We are a complete landscape nursery, offering design and installation services. We also grow a majority of our own nursery stock on over 60 acres. We are ICPI certified (Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute) and offer complete hardscape and landscape designs, including walkways, patios, raised patios, and retaining walls using all types of materials, including paving stones and blocks, as well as natural materials such as blue stone, flagstone, and fieldstone.

One yard of topsoil or mulch is approximately six heaping wheelbarrows and will cover approximately 162 sq. ft. at a depth of 2 inches, or roughly a 100 sq. ft. area at a depth of 3″. Click Here for a quick and easy calculator.

Be sure your new plants are receiving adequate moisture/water. Never assume plants need water without checking moisture levels first. Take your hands and dig into the top two inches of the soil/mulch to check the moisture around the plant. Follow our Care and Maintenance Instructions, which are given at the time of purchase. If you’re still not sure, call us. Our staff is here to help!

If there is no snow covering and we have not had much precipitation, then watering is required during the winter months, especially for new evergreen plants. Click here for “Tree Planting & Care Instructions.”

Generally speaking, you do not need to, as the plants come with a slow-release fertilizer that will feed the plants for 6 to 9 months. Fertilizing is recommended for most gardens after the first year to keep a proper pH of your soil, preferably somewhere between 6.0 and 6.5 is ideal for most plants. You can have your soil tested by contacting your local county extension service or Bartlet Tree Service.

No. We grow nursery stock, design and install landscapes, and do limited maintenance work. We also do not apply pesticides or herbicides, or perform arborist services.

Yes, we do. Planted by Rutgers, all trees and shrubs are warrantied for 2 years when planted with Bumper Crop. If planted yourself, trees and shrubs are warrantied for 1 year. Click for more information.

Broadleaf evergreens, in particular, are susceptible to winter damage/wind desiccation. They require extended nighttime temperatures where night time low temperatures do not fall below 50 degrees for 3 weeks consistently for the new growth to flush out the old dying growth. Continue proper watering procedures and report to us if there is no improvement after a reasonable amount of time. Most often, it takes a prolonged time of warmer weather to see improvement, usually by mid-June. Click here for more information on coping with winter damage.

Yes. Hardscape we install is covered for five years.

The best time of year for seeding is August 15th through October 15th due to warm soil temperatures and cooler nighttime temperatures.

Not as an exclusive service, but we do minor grading if needed during a landscape installation.

No, we do not.

We carry the widest selection of landscape plants in the area. Please call or text 908-788-2600 to speak with a nursery associate about our current inventory.

Most of our inventory arrives in the late winter and early spring, and is restocked throughout the year. Please call or text 908-788-2600 to speak with a nursery associate about our incoming products.

We are happy to work with you on special requests. Please email plants@rutgersLN.com with your specific request, including size and quantity. We will contact you directly about the possibility of fulfillment.

Our nursery is happy to consult with you, working from photographs and measurements or doing basic plantings. For more involved projects, we do charge a design fee that gets rolled back into the project when you sign on with us.

A designer will be in contact within 48-72 hours and generally can schedule a time to meet with you within 7 days. Sometimes much sooner, depending on the time of year. Click here to contact a designer.

Depending on the work, a patio, walkway, or mulching estimate can be completed in as little as a day. A landscape plan with estimate is usually presented to a client within 7-10 days.

Yes. Our all-metal fixtures also carry 10-year manufacturer warranties and lifetime manufacturer warranties on transformers.

Yes! Our designers use many tools to aid in visualizing what your landscape may look like prior to a shovel hitting the ground. By showing a customer catalogs, pictures, and our computer imaging service, clients are able to see what their landscape may look like before any work begins. Prior to most landscape projects, we also “spray out with marking paint” all landscapes so you can see the final layout and give final approval.

We do not install wood decks, however we pride ourselves in our beautiful raised patios. Unlike wood decks, raised patios can be installed to absolutely any shape imaginable. Patios are also extremely low-maintenance and can last a lifetime. Click here to see samples of our work.

Yes, please email us at info@rutgersLN.com