Cambridge · Massachusetts
Pemberton Farms Marketplace and Garden Center
A Cambridge market and garden-centre stop for seasonal trees, wreaths, greens and holiday food shopping.
At a glance
Plan your visit.
Choose your Christmas tree.
Pemberton’s garden centre has published precut balsam and Fraser Christmas trees, with its holiday guide listing 3–9-foot sizes priced by height. A later-season newsletter’s 3–6-foot remaining selection was a stock update, not a permanent maximum. Check the current garden-centre tree arrival, sizes and prices before travelling.
The published holiday range includes Canadian balsam wreaths, pine and mixed-green roping, kissing balls, bunch greens, poinsettias and planted seasonal arrangements. The older guide provides useful choice examples, while current stock and prices need a fresh quote. Use the garden-centre contact for trees; the gift-basket catalog service has a different purpose.
Tree species
- Balsam fir
- Fraser fir
The farm visit.
Combine tree and market shopping
The marketplace has groceries, a deli, bakery and prepared-food departments alongside its garden centre. Garden-centre questions go through the store or its named garden team; catering and gift-basket orders are separately arranged.
The current store number supersedes a different number printed in the old newsletter. Use the current marketplace contact for a branch question rather than the national gift-catalog or fax number.
Previously published greenery choices
The archived holiday guide lists plain Canadian balsam wreaths from 12–36 inches, decorated wreath choices, several roping lengths and mixes, and 15- or 29-inch decorated balsam kissing balls. Its price examples below belong to that earlier guide; ask for current availability and the actual total rather than treat them as a live catalog.
| Choice | Published price | Exact scope |
|---|---|---|
| Plain Canadian balsam wreath | $12.99 / $19.99 / $39.99 | 12 in /18 in /24 in; larger sizes also published |
| White pine roping | $19.99 | 25 ft |
| Balsam roping | $39.99 | 15 ft |
| Mixed-green roping | $69.99 | 25 ft |
| Decorated balsam kissing ball | $39.99 / $79.99 | 15 in /29 in |
Poinsettias and living decorations
Poinsettias and planted seasonal arrangements are another published holiday choice. The archived guide lists 4-inch poinsettias at $7.99 and 6-inch plants at $9.99, with larger multi-plant containers priced separately. Confirm current sizes, colors and prices with the garden centre; these examples do not establish today’s stock.
Deli and market shopping
The market’s deli offers sandwiches, panini, soup, hot meals, smoothies, juice and salads, alongside bakery goods, cheeses and gift baskets. Deli service closes nightly at 9pm, separately from other market shopping. Ask the garden centre for the actual seasonal hours; published general-store schedules differ.
The retail market normally closes on Christmas Day. Grocery delivery by email and gift-basket shipping are separate services and do not establish Christmas-tree delivery or setup. The old tree-ordering route no longer works, so contact the garden centre rather than rely on that expired order page.
Catering and Thanksgiving pickup orders
General catering orders need at least 48 hours before pickup or delivery, and menu items marked as individual portions have a minimum order of four. Email catering@pembertonfarms.com or call 617-491-2244 and ask for catering. Those food-delivery arrangements are separate from Christmas-tree services.
The published Thanksgiving menu offers raw and cooked turkeys, complete dinners, salads, sides and pies for pickup only. Its order deadline is November 19 at 5pm, with pickup November 23–26 during the selected window below. The availability warning says “not guaranteed up until Monday 11/23”; confirm the selected items with catering rather than treat the deadline as a stock guarantee. The market states that alcohol sales are unavailable on Thanksgiving Day.
| Stage | Published timing | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Order deadline | November 19, 5pm | Order online or through catering; selected items require confirmation |
| Pickup November 23–25 | 8am–8pm | Choose a pickup window for the order |
| Thanksgiving pickup, November 26 | By 11am | Earlier cutoff than the other pickup days; pickup only |
Before you go.
- Garden-centre enquiries: gardencenter@pembertonfarms.com.
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