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Rare Landscapes

Luxury Landscape Design & Outdoor Living in Plymouth, MN

Rare Landscapes creates luxury landscape design and outdoor living spaces for homeowners in Plymouth, MN. We plan patios, custom pools, outdoor kitchens, fire features, structures, lighting, and planting around one clear vision for the property.

Every project follows a design-first process led personally by founder Will Archuleta. Homeowners can see how major features work together in 3D before the project moves into construction.

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Why Choose Us

Why Plymouth Homeowners Choose Rare Landscapes

Rare Landscapes gives homeowners one clear design direction for the entire outdoor space, with Will Archuleta personally involved throughout the process.

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Founder-led

Work directly with Will from consultation through final walkthrough.

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3D design

Understand layout, materials, structures, and scale before building.

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Whole-property planning

Pools, patios, kitchens, structures, and landscaping are planned together.

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Design before construction

Major decisions are resolved before materials and construction begin.

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High-end residential focus

Outdoor spaces are designed around the architecture and use of the home.

What we do

Landscape Design & Outdoor Living Services in Plymouth

Rare Landscapes designs outdoor spaces for Plymouth homeowners who want more than a collection of disconnected improvements.

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3D Landscape Design

Custom outdoor living plans that help you see the space, layout, and details before the project begins.
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Landscape Design

Custom landscape design that blends hardscape, planting, and premium materials into one cohesive outdoor living plan.
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Custom Swimming Pools

Custom pool layouts, poolside patios, landscaping, lighting, and full backyard pool environments.
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Patio Design & Installation

Paver patios, natural stone patios, poolside patios, and outdoor entertaining areas.
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Decks

Maintenance-free decks, cedar decks, and premium wood options such as Ipe.
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Pergolas & Pavilions

Outdoor structures that add shade, comfort, architecture, and year-round usability.
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Retaining Walls

Block, boulder, and outcropping walls designed to shape the property and support the space.
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Outdoor Kitchens & Bars

Custom outdoor cooking, dining, and entertaining areas.
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Outdoor Living Design

Complete outdoor living plans that connect patios, kitchens, fire features, lighting, and more.
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Fireplaces & Fire Pits

Fire features that create warmth, gathering space, and a natural focal point.
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Driveways

Paver and concrete driveway solutions designed to complement the home and landscape.
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Landscape Lighting

Outdoor LED and landscape lighting that brings the space to life after sunset.
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Saunas

Custom sauna integrations for homeowners who want a private wellness-focused outdoor retreat.
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Screened-in Porches

Three-season and four-season porches, including motorized screen solutions.
Our work

Outdoor Living Projects in & Around Plymouth

From large backyard transformations to focused patio and fire-feature projects, our work starts with understanding how each part of the property should connect.

Reviews

What Homeowners Say About Rare Landscapes

Homeowners trust Rare Landscapes for design-led outdoor living projects that feel personal, refined, and built around the property. Rated 4.3 stars across 24 Google reviews — browse every 5-star review below, or open the full list on Google.

★★★★★
Google

We recently worked with Will at Rare Landscapes to redesign and replace our old paver patio, and the experience was outstanding from start to finish. Will created a beautiful patio design while also reusing our existing pavers, which helped us maintain our budget without sacrificing quality or appearance. What stood out most was how involved and communicative Will was throughout the entire project. Highly recommend Will and Rare Landscapes if you’re looking for creative design, professionalism, and great value.

Todd WhiteGoogle Review
★★★★★
Google

We had a dead lawn after we bought the place in winter. Bill came in with his crew, removed the lawn, took out the tree blocking the front of our wonderful home and installed class 5 to store our truck and boat. Fantastic work. On time, responsive, great quality work, great price, nice and professional crew.

Joey ReillyGoogle Review
★★★★★
Google

We had a great experience working with Bill and his team. Very professional work and the results were outstanding. Added a top level rock wall, modified existing steps to make safer and added more interesting curve and additional level, and replaced old stone walk way with nicely color contrasting pavers.

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What Homeowners Say About Rare Landscapes

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Planning a Backyard Transformation in Plymouth?

A pool, patio, kitchen, retaining wall, and landscape should not compete for space. Plan the full outdoor environment first, then build from a design that already accounts for how the pieces fit together.

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Who we design for

Landscape Design for Plymouth Homes & Lifestyles

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Families Creating Complete Backyard Environments

Rare Landscapes designs outdoor living spaces for Plymouth families who want room for swimming, dining, cooking, gathering, and relaxing without turning the backyard into a series of disconnected zones.

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Homeowners With Wooded Properties

Plymouth includes neighborhoods where mature trees and natural edges are an important part of the property. A landscape plan can use those existing features to shape privacy, views, shade, and outdoor room placement.

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New & Custom Homeowners

For newer properties, planning the landscape early creates an opportunity to coordinate patios, pools, driveway areas, planting, lighting, and structures before one feature determines the layout of everything else.

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Owners Updating Established Landscapes

Older patios, retaining walls, lawn areas, decks, and planting beds may no longer match how the family uses the property. A master plan helps determine what can stay, what should change, and what should be built next.

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What We Consider When Designing Landscapes in Plymouth

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Mature Trees, Shade & Privacy

Existing trees can influence where patios, pools, planting, and gathering areas make the most sense. We consider shade, sight lines, privacy, and how new outdoor spaces will sit within the established landscape.

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Grade Changes & Usable Backyard Space

Changes in elevation can affect patios, walls, steps, lawns, and circulation. Retaining walls and terracing can sometimes help organize difficult areas and create more usable outdoor space when appropriate to the property.

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Drainage Before Hardscape

Patios, pools, driveways, walls, and structures change how a site handles water. Drainage and grading should therefore be considered while the layout is being designed rather than addressed after the hardscape is complete.

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Multi-Zone Outdoor Living

For larger Plymouth backyards, a successful plan may need separate areas for cooking, dining, poolside use, fire features, play, and quieter seating. Rare Landscapes uses 3D planning to understand those relationships before construction.

About Plymouth

Living in Plymouth, Minnesota

Plymouth has an extensive parks and open-space system, with the city reporting 1,834 acres of park land. Its trail network connects neighborhoods with prominent natural and recreational areas including Medicine Lake and Parkers Lake.

The Northwest Greenway adds another defining natural feature: a nearly 315-acre wooded nature preserve with pedestrian and bicycle trails stretching approximately two miles.

Plymouth, Minnesota
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Serving Plymouth & the West Metro

Rare Landscapes is based in Mound and serves Plymouth along with communities throughout the Lake Minnetonka and west-metro area.

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3D Landscape Design

See Your Plymouth Landscape Design Before Construction

Rare Landscapes uses 3D landscape design to visualize the layout, scale, materials, and relationship between major outdoor features. This is especially useful when the property includes several elements such as a pool, patio, kitchen, pavilion, retaining wall, and landscape lighting.

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Questions

Landscape Design in Plymouth, MN FAQs

Rare Landscapes provides landscape design and outdoor living services in Plymouth, including 3D design, pools, patios, outdoor kitchens, fire features, pergolas, pavilions, retaining walls, lighting, saunas, screened porches, and complete backyard planning.
Yes. Existing patios, decks, walls, trees, planting, and other features can be considered within a new landscape plan. The goal is to determine what still works and how the redesigned property should function as a whole.
Yes. Whole-property planning allows the pool, patio, kitchen, circulation, lighting, and other outdoor features to be laid out together rather than designed independently.
Yes. Rare Landscapes offers 3D landscape planning for homeowners in Plymouth and other west-metro communities so they can review the design before construction begins.
Start with a consultation to discuss the property, goals, style, scope, and how you want to use the outdoor space. Rare Landscapes then moves through design, final scope, estimating, scheduling, and construction.
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Tell Rare Landscapes what you want the property to become. Work directly with Will Archuleta to develop a clear design, visualize it in 3D, and plan an outdoor space built around your home and the way your family uses it.

Location: Mound, Minnesota
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