Driveway Garden Ideas and Designs
Ornamental Elegance by All WeatherThis is an example of a medium sized traditional front driveway full sun garden in Salt Lake City with natural stone paving.
Sisson LandscapesRibbon style driveway in the city.
Medium sized classic front driveway full sun garden in DC Metro with concrete paving.
Medium sized classic front driveway full sun garden in DC Metro with concrete paving.
Island Creek Landscape, Inc.John Huneycutt Photography
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary front driveway full sun garden for summer in Charlotte with a water feature and concrete paving.
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary front driveway full sun garden for summer in Charlotte with a water feature and concrete paving.
Arcadia StudioDesign ideas for an expansive mediterranean front driveway garden in Santa Barbara with brick paving.
Zen Architectcustom lighted address
In the woods zen home http://ZenArchitect.com
Medium sized modern front driveway full sun garden in Orange County with a garden path and decking.
Medium sized modern front driveway full sun garden in Orange County with a garden path and decking.
Pennsylvania Landscape & Nursery AssociationHolly Days Nursery & Landscapes http://hollydaysnursery.com/
2012 PLNA Awards for Landscape Excellence Winner
Category: Residential $60,000 & Over
Award Level: Honorable Mention
Photo Credit: Holly Days Nursery & Landscapes
Piscataqua Landscaping & Tree ServiceDesign ideas for a traditional front driveway garden in Boston.
Carved Stone Creations, Inc.This fantastic 108" tall 4-tier hand-carved granite fountain surrounded by an 8' diameter spray ring and a 12' diameter Flared Contour 18" tall Round surround. This set would look great in any circle driveway!
Carved Stone Creations, Inc. 866-759-1920
Exterior Worlds Landscaping & DesignIn 2003, we received a call from John and Jennifer Randall of West Houston. They had decided to build a French-style home just off of Piney Point near Memorial Drive. Jennifer wanted a modern French landscape design that reflected the symmetry, balance, and patterns of Old World estates. French landscapes like this are popular because of their uniquely proportioned partier gardens, formal garden and constructions, and tightly clipped hedges. John also wanted the French landscape design because of his passion for his heritage (he originally came to Houston from Louisiana), as well as the obvious aesthetic benefits of creating a natural complement to the architecture of the new house.
The first thing we designed was a motor court driveway/parking area in the front of the home. While you may not think that a paved element would have anything at all do with landscape design, in reality it is truly apropos to the theme. French homes almost always have paving that extends all the way to the house. In the case of the Randall home, we used interlocking concrete pavers to create a surface that looks much older than it really is. This prevented the property from looking too much like a new construction and better lent itself to the elegance and stateliness characteristic of French landscape designs in general.
Further blending of practical function with the aesthetic elements of French landscaping was accomplished in an area to the left of the driveway. John loved fishing, and he requested that we design a convenient parking area to temporarily store his boat while he waited for a slip at the marina to become available. Knowing that this area would function only for temporary storage, we came up with the idea of integrating this special parking area into the green space of a parterre garden. We laid down a graveled area in the shape of a horseshoe that would easily allow John back up his truck and unload his boat. We then surrounded this graveled area with a scalloped hedge characterized by a very bright, light green color. Planting boxwoods and Holly trees beyond the hedge, we then extended them throughout the yard. This created a contrast of light and green ground cover that is characteristic of French landscape designs. By establishing alternating light and dark shades of color, it helps establish an unconscious sense of movement which the eye finds it hard to resist following
Parterre gardens like this are also keynote elements to French landscape designs, and the combination of such a green space with the functional element of a paved area serves to elevate the mundane purpose of a temporary parking and storage area into an aesthetic in its own right. Also, we deliberately chose the horseshoe design because we knew this space could later be transformed into a decorative center for the entire garden. This is the main reason we used small stones to cover the area, rather than concrete or pavers. When the boat was eventually relocated, the darkly colored stones surrounded by a brightly colored hedge gave us an excellent place to mount an outdoor sculpture.
The elegance of the home and surrounding French landscape design warranted attention at all hours so we contracted a lighting design company to ensure that all important elements of the house and property were fully visible at night. With mercury vapor lights concealed in trees, we created artificial moonlight that shone down on the garden and front porch. For accent lighting, we used a combination of up lights and down lights to differentiate architectural features, and we installed façade lights to emphasize the face of the home itself.
Although a new construction, this residence achieved such an aura of stateliness that it earned fame throughout the neighborhood almost overnight, and it remains a favorite in the Piney Point area to this day.
For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.
Rocco Fiore & Sons, IncThe meandering service drive, made of rustic antique pavers, is more of a garden path than drive. Mature Norway Spruce and Dense Yews along with sweeping bands of perennials and groundcovers thrive in the 10 – 12” deep imported soil mix. An elevated tennis court is accented by lush gardens.
Mary Prince PhotographyA bale of hay, pumpkins and mums are placed at the base of each tree lining the driveway of this suburban home.
Mary Prince Photography © 2012 Houzz
This is an example of a traditional front driveway garden for autumn in Boston with a flowerbed.
This is an example of a traditional front driveway garden for autumn in Boston with a flowerbed.
Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris HomeLinda McDougald, principal and lead designer of Linda McDougald Design l Postcard from Paris Home, re-designed and renovated her home, which now showcases an innovative mix of contemporary and antique furnishings set against a dramatic linen, white, and gray palette.
The English country home features floors of dark-stained oak, white painted hardwood, and Lagos Azul limestone. Antique lighting marks most every room, each of which is filled with exquisite antiques from France. At the heart of the re-design was an extensive kitchen renovation, now featuring a La Cornue Chateau range, Sub-Zero and Miele appliances, custom cabinetry, and Waterworks tile.
Smalls LandscapingWeather boulders and outcropping were incorporated into the landscaping to create raised planting beds. Mature conifers and specimen tress were installed for privacy and to enclose the yard.
Creative Atmospheres, Inc.Design ideas for a contemporary front driveway garden in Orange County with decorative stones.
Blue Ridge, Inc.Photos by Steven F. Fox. Photography
Design ideas for a country front driveway garden for autumn in Grand Rapids.
Design ideas for a country front driveway garden for autumn in Grand Rapids.
Nilsen Landscape Design, LLCA custom tandem driveway was built with cobblestone tire strips and concrete turfstone pavers filled with pea gravel. The result is an attractive and permeable driveway.
Windsor CompaniesThe entire grounds of this Lake Minnetonka home was renovated as part of a major home remodel.
The orientation of the entrance was improved to better align automobile traffic. The new permeable driveway is built of recycled clay bricks placed on gravel. The remainder of the front yard is organized by soft lawn spaces and large Birch trees. The entrance to the home is accentuated by masses of annual flowers that frame the bluestone steps.
On the lake side of the home a secluded, private patio offers refuge from the more publicly viewed backyard.
This project earned Windsor Companies a Grand Honor award and Judge's Choice by the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association.
Photos by Paul Crosby.
Alderland - SF Bay Area Pool & Landscape Co.Alder Group, Pool and Landscape Co, designed and constructed this beautiful garden with a flowing lawn and stone retainingwalls in Walnut Creek, CA. Here is showing natural stone columns supporting wought iron entrance gates.
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The New Leaf Landscaping CompanyInspiration for a medium sized rustic front driveway full sun garden for autumn in Detroit with a garden path and concrete paving.
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