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Front Garden Design Turning Circle Driveway

6 years ago

We really want tor transform our front garden - the current driveway and layout (not to mention the lawn) really need changing - we would like to incorporate a turning circle , to get cars in and out. The photos are taken from the house looking down into the garden - any suggestions or designs please?

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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
6 years ago
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5 years ago
Hi Ca Vow, that's an impressive space! As The curve driveway will be transformed if you decided to go for natural stone paving like sandstone or cobblestone paving if you wanted a bit more character? The lawn ... Perhaps keep it minimal with large feature potted shrubs along the drive?

I have included a few photos to help you visualise a few concepts and showcase versatility of natural stone paving options:
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Hi there, Certainly adding trees, shrubs and flowering perennials will increase a lot the curb appeal of your house (and interest as you come home). If you are keeping the very formal square hedge in the front, I would go for a more defined shape (circle in the middle maybe) than free flowing. I think that leaving just a patch of lawn will make it very tricky to maintain. I would go for another type of groudcover (perhaps pachysandra terminalis) and would add a tree, perhaps some shrubs and flowers for year around interest. What has been said about checking your soil pH is very true as you should always match the planting to the gardens unique conditions (soil pH, amount of light etc) if you want it to thrive and not to waste money (especially on trees which are expensive). I am a garden designer and offer online services. If you are interested at all please visit my website and get in touch for details. I will be very happy to help you with this. www.therootedconceptgardendesign.co.uk Deborah deborahbiasoli@gmail.com 07548105456
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Garden Design Guru
5 years ago
The only way to get this right is to create a carefully scaled plan. One thing which would make the result a lot better is to make the 'roundabout' a raised bed so that you have some changes in level. That would also mean retaining some of the 'dig out' where you are extending the driveway.

If you are extending the existing driveway by more than 5 square meters (which you will be), it needs to be a porous surface or have planning approval if it is not porous (in the U.K. that is). A lot of contractors either don't know this or don't care. Drainage is a a huge issue for everyone, overflowing toilets are not good for anyone.
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5 years ago
POST IS 18 MONTHS OLD
Ca Vow
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks - yes post has been there for a while but we havent progressed with it yet and still grateful for any thoughts and comments on what to do with this area :)

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