Wayzata Home on Lake Minnetonka Wins Award for Landscape Design

Southview Design won a Grand Award from the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) for the landscape design for a home in Wayzata on Lake Minnetonka.

A Grand Award is the highest honor given by NALP, which awards projects all over the U.S. for excellence in landscape, lawn care and interior maintenance, design/build as well as installation, container plantings and erosion control. All told, Southview Design won four Grand Awards from the NALP; other projects were located in St. Paul, Hastings and Prior Lake.

“It’s an honor to be recognized by the national association for the landscape industry,” said Ryan Slipka, Southview Design VP and partner. “We are proud of our staff – designers, project managers and installation crews – who work tirelessly to ensure every project detail is executed to perfection.”

The Wayzata “Lakeside Jewel,” perched high on a hill overlooking Lake Minnetonka, afforded no access for the homeowners to reach the lakeshore. Southview Design designer had several challenges: building lakeside walls with an elevation change of 39 feet and building a path from the house to the lake with an elevation change of 57 feet – all while managing soil and storm water retention during construction.

They managed this challenge by building a switchback path with granite boulders to hold back the hillside. The graceful curves and lines in this design perfectly complement the architectural elements of the home. A stone terrace with a gas fire pit sits atop the retaining wall while further up the hill and close to the house, there’s a vanishing-edge pool, hot tub and outdoor kitchen where the family can enjoy sunset views.

Southview Design’s landscape designers have created many inviting, award-winning front entries. For before and after photos of all four Grand Award winners, see http://blog.southviewdesign.com/swimming-pools/southview-design-grand-award-winners-2016.