Landscaping & Retaining Walls in Excelsior, MN

Our Closest Neighbor

Outdoor Living Work for Excelsior Village and Lake Homes

Excelsior is a five-minute drive from our Shorewood headquarters, making it our closest and most familiar service community. This small lakeside village on the south shore of Lake Minnetonka has a character entirely its own. The tree-lined streets near downtown, the waterfront properties along Excelsior Bay, and the historic homes on the hills above Water Street create a setting where landscape construction must be as thoughtful and distinctive as the community itself.

Properties in Excelsior range from compact lots near the historic downtown to expansive lakefront estates along Excelsior Boulevard and Galpin Boulevard. The village's walkable core means that front-yard landscaping is especially visible and important. Homeowners invest in front entries, walkways, and entry plantings that contribute to the charm of the streetscape, and the quality of those improvements matters to the entire neighborhood.

The Excelsior Commons and the lakefront park system set a high standard for public space design that residents carry into their own properties. Outdoor entertaining is central to life here, particularly during the summer months when the community's restaurants, shops, and events draw visitors from across the metro. A well-designed patio, fire feature, or outdoor kitchen is not a luxury in Excelsior; it is part of how residents live.

Retaining walls in Excelsior serve both structural and aesthetic purposes. The village's lakeside topography creates grade changes that require engineered wall systems, whether you need a boulder retaining wall along the shoreline, a segmental block wall to create a level patio terrace, or tiered walls to manage a steep hillside lot near Water Street. Our retaining wall projects in Excelsior MN range from small garden walls to large-scale structural installations requiring full engineering, and we handle the permit process for walls over four feet.

Because of our proximity, we are in Excelsior regularly and can respond quickly to consultations, project management visits, and any post-installation service needs. We have an intimate understanding of the village's building permit process, its shoreline regulations through the Lake Minnetonka Conservation District, and the architectural sensibilities that define this community.