STEWARDSHIP · COMMUNITY · SUSTAINABILITY · PRIDE OF PLACE
Deephaven CoveDeephaven, Minnesota
The Deephaven Cove pond surrounded by summer vegetation and mature trees.
Our pond and the woodland around it.
DEEPHAVEN COVEWater, woodland & a shared sense of homeDeephaven Cove’s original pond artwork with its woodland and stewardship messages.

DEEPHAVEN COVE · STEWARDSHIP

Caring for our corner of the world.

Our woodland, our water, and the work of shared care.

RESTORING OUR HABITAT

The land beneath
our everyday lives.

Our shared landscape is not just the space around the buildings. It is the woodland canopy, the boulders, the gardens, the pond, and the places where neighbors cross paths. Caring for these places brings beauty and responsibility together.

A SEASON OF SHARED CARE · 2026

Four places.
One connected story.

From the entrance to the woodland edge, four places show how care for our shared landscape connects. For completed work and project status, visit Community Projects .

01

Entrance corridor

Revealing the character of the Cove

Spirea removal, boulder reveal, tree trimming, and mulch brought renewed attention to the natural features that frame the arrival home.

02

Woodland Sanctuary

Caring for a forgotten space

Accumulated dumped material was removed, buckthorn clearing opened the woodland, and shade plantings helped establish a renewed sense of care.

03

Shared places

Small improvements, everyday connections

Playground mulch and a gathering table, together with a pollinator garden at the mail kiosk, connected restoration with daily neighborhood life.

04

Pond & drainage

Paying attention to water

Vegetation management and drainage clearing restored flow through an affected area and brought pond stewardship into the community conversation.

Read the restoration story 

WOODLAND

Working with what belongs here.

Our mature canopy and glacial boulders anchor the neighborhood. Removing dumped material and addressing invasive growth helped reveal the character of the woodland again.

The Woodland Sanctuary 

WATER

Looking beyond the surface.

The pond and wetland at the entrance have a place in both the beauty and the practical care of the community. Our 2026 work brought water movement and drainage maintenance into focus.

Our pond: the story and the ownership records 

GARDENS & WILDLIFE

Making room to notice.

The mail kiosk pollinator garden and seasonal observations—from deer to hummingbirds—offer a closer connection to the life around our homes.

Meet our wild neighbors 

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GARDEN

Flowers, stone,
and life in the details.

Photographs from around the Cove bring the garden story into view.

Yellow flowers with dark centers growing beside large gray garden boulders.
Bright flowers beside the boulders.
A pink and pale-pink garden flower beside a gray boulder and green foliage.
A closer look at a garden bloom.
A yellow-and-black butterfly resting among vivid pink flowers.
A butterfly visiting pink flowers.

CARE THAT CONTINUES

Restoration is
a practice.

Plantings need time, shared spaces need attention, and learning continues from one season to the next. Notice a concern? Report its location through the current community reporting channel. Coordinate work in common areas before making changes.

Find maintenance contacts 

For more learning, explore the Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District.

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