SHOREWOOD'S SHORELINE SPECIALISTS
Shorewood Landscaping & Hardscapes
Exclusive Design-Build Landscaping for Shorewood, MN
Welcome to Freshwater Landscaping. Shorewood has water on every side of its neighborhoods: Christmas Lake, Silver Lake and Galpin Lake inside the city, and Gideon's Bay and Smithtown Bay on Lake Minnetonka. Between them the ground rolls hard, and many properties are severely sloped right down to the water. That puts most projects here on a hillside, so walls, patios and drainage are designed around holding the slope.
- Fully Insured ($1M+ Liability)
- MCWD-DNR Shoreline Permitting
- Residential Snow Removal
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Our Landscape Services
Architectural Hardscapes & Estate Design
Shorewood is distinctly defined by its dramatic rolling hills and direct proximity to the water. Our structural landscape designs focus heavily on premium-format materials like natural bluestone, limestone, and concrete pavers.
Whether you are overlooking Gideon's Bay or tucked away in Silver Lake, we build deep-base boulder walls and paver patios that provide both elite aesthetics and long-term stability on severely sloped properties.
Structural Hardscape Solutions:
- Custom Bluestone & Natural Stone Patio Construction
- Load-Bearing Boulder & Segmental Retaining Walls for Slope Stability
- Watershed-Compliant Permeable Paver Systems
- Deep-Base Natural Stone Stairways for Lakeside Access
Professional Tree Services
Established lakeside properties across Shorewood carry mature canopy on steep ground, often above a deck, a dock or the lake itself. Our tree services are planned for trees that stand on a hill.
We take failing trees down in rigged sections, lowering each piece under control instead of letting it fall downhill, prune for wind load where lots face open lake, and grind stumps below grade so a hillside can be replanted and held.
Arboriculture Services:
- Friction-Rigged Hazardous Tree Extraction
- Canopy Deadwooding & Building Clearance Pruning
- Commercial Sub-Grade Stump Grinding
Laser Drainage & Site Excavation
Due to Shorewood's severe topography and overlapping watershed districts (including MCWD and Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek), aggressive water management is an absolute necessity. We specialize in drainage correction, using laser-transit technology to solve severe water pressure problems.
Whether you require sub-surface French drains, high-capacity catch basins, or heavy brush clearing to prepare a site for a new addition, we provide solutions that effectively protect your estate from standing water and erosion.
Excavation & Site Work:
- Laser-Guided Transit Grading & Foundation Re-Pitching
- Sub-Surface French Drains & High-Capacity Catch Basins
- Watershed-Compliant Heavy Erosion Control Solutions
- Acreage Lot Clearing & Invasive Buckthorn Eradication
Serving Shorewood & the Surrounding Area
We bring landscape construction, tree crews and drainage excavation equipment to properties throughout Shorewood, from the Eureka neighborhood and Christmas Lake to Silver Lake, Galpin Lake, Gideon's Bay and Smithtown Bay.
Serving Shorewood's Finest Neighborhoods:
- Christmas Lake
- Eureka Neighborhood
- Silver Lake Area
- Gideon's Bay
- Smithtown Bay
- Galpin Lake
Shorewood Landscaping FAQ
Landscaping costs in Shorewood scale with estate size, severe topography, and shoreline access. Mid-size projects, such as laser drainage correction or hazardous tree removal packages, usually fall between $3,500 and $8,000. Large-scale structural hardscapes, like lakeside permeable paver patios or load-bearing boulder retaining walls, often start around $6,000 and scale upward based on strict watershed permitting requirements.
Shorewood properties frequently fall under the jurisdiction of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) or the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District. We handle the design and permitting for your drainage or hardscape project.
Shorewood's dramatic hills frequently subject foundations to severe hydrostatic pressure. We deploy laser-guided transit grading to redirect water, installing high-capacity sub-surface drainage systems such as deep-trench French drains or dry creek beds, rigorously protecting your home and the local lakes from erosion.
Yes. When detailing a custom outdoor living area near the water, we frequently need to extract hazardous trees threatening structures. Our internal tree service division executes precise friction-rigging to safely dismantle the timber over your Shorewood home or boathouse before we begin hardscaping.
For severe topography, we strictly recommend load-bearing retaining walls constructed from massive natural boulders or structural segmental blocks. These provide the sheer physical mass necessary to hold back intense soil pressure while significantly elevating estate aesthetics.
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Call us at (612) 999-8067 or fill out the form below.
One Company, All Year
When the landscaping season ends, the same company keeps your drive and walks clear all winter.
Residential service runs on a 2 inch trigger. Once accumulation reaches it, your driveway is cleared within 10 hours after snowfall stops.
Every residential truck runs a rubber cutting edge, so a steel blade never touches your pavers or concrete. Walks and steps are included.
Snow Removal in Shorewood