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I have been racking my brain trying to come up with a good looking driveway Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:59:07 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/do-you-have-any-steel-edging-photos.html Hi there, Do you have photos of driveways with steel edging specifically in Colonial Williamsburg. We are considering using steel to edge our gravel driveway Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:18:02 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/parkingareas.html Parking areas at your home should not look like the parking lot at the mall. Make room for cars without ruining your landscape while adding interest and pizzazz. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:41:10 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/can-an-outdoor-brick-fireplace-be-moved.html My neighbor has a beautiful old brick fireplace in her backyard. I know she is thinking about selling her home, and I would love to have that fireplace- Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:50:04 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/trees-edging-for-a-long-driveway.html Hello there, I have a 900 foot gravel driveway in Newburg, Maryland. I would like to plant trees along the driveway. What do you recommend? What do Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:14:43 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-do-you-think-of-driveways-with-a-center-grass-area.html We are building a house with a side, three car garage. How would it look to have the straight section from the street with a grass or ground cover center Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:09:09 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/i-need-help-with-the-size-of-our-circular-driveway-to-minimize-asphalt-and-increase-green-space-while-getting-the-functionality.html Before we have asphalt laid, I want to be sure of the design of the driveway. We have had the old driveway torn out and have laid only gravel so far. After Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:57:00 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/passagassawakeag-river.html My name is Brittany and I live in Waldo, ME. My Mom and I have this thing about fishing. We have to do it! So, I was down at the bridge one evening with Thu, 19 May 2011 10:01:24 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-to-add-landscaping-to-soften-and-hide-hard-edges-of-driveway.html My driveway seems to overwhelm the overall view of the house and front landscaping. I would like to add a bed along the left side before the driveway Wed, 18 May 2011 17:21:25 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/drivewayparking-question.html My wife and I have started construction on our dream home. We have preliminarily designed the driveway as a straight driveway with a circle in front of Tue, 17 May 2011 08:02:09 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/best-landscaping-for-a-long-container-to-separate-street-from-driveway.html Hello! We are building a planting strip next to a street to separate street from a private circular driveway. Inside dimensions of the strip is 25 feet Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:32:25 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-would-be-the-best-liner-for-a-backyard-pond-with-dogs.html We would like to build a backyard pond in the dog run area of our yard, so the dogs have a way to cool down in the heat and hopefully distract them from Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:13:44 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-do-we-design-a-driveway-and-landscaping-to-balance-new-garage-doors.html We are in need of a curb appeal genie. Right now the house looks like it was made by committee because of different colors and textures everywhere with Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:53:46 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/cottage-gardens.html Cottage Gardens made Simple! Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:18:22 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/we-need-assistance-on-large-landscaping-project.html I've attached pictures of the area we are wanting to landscape. Our home is for sale in rural South Dakota (Zone 4-5)and we'd like better curb appeal. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 11:26:38 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-do-you-know-about-rolled-limestone-driveway-surface.html I have a 1/4 mile driveway that curves and rides small rolling hills, therefore concrete and asphalt seem prohibitive. I have always had gravel, but between Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:05:12 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/sloped-driveway.html My partner and I are looking to have a new driveway installed this year as our current paving stones are beginning to crack and the mortar in-between has Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:52:22 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-would-you-design-a-driveway-on-a-corner-house.html How would you design a driveway with a house on a corner? The front of the house faces a busy road. The side of the house has a garage facing a less Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:44:18 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/driveway-problem.html Our home is 36 years old. We started off with a concrete driveway. It cracked. Then we had it stamped painted. Cracks were back in two months and the contractor Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:42:16 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/the-most-economical-way-to-cover-a-dust-bowl-of-a-drive-way-and-parking-area.html Driveway is about 32 metres x 5 metres (160 metres)and the parking area is L shaped 16m both outside lengths, 11m both inside lengths and end widths of Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:07:15 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-do-we-add-a-parking-spot-to-the-base-of-our-driveway.html Hi! We have a long steep one car driveway that leads up into the one car garage. We would love to add a parking spot to the bottom of our front yard to Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:17:42 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/woodlandgardens.html Woodland Gardens have unique site conditions that offer wonderful opportunities for a shade garden! Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:05:11 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/circle-driveway-or-not.html Hello, I am finishing our home in Hempstead Tx. Our ranch roads and drives were put in long before the house was designed. (The odd shape in yellow) There Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:54:33 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/making-driveway-look-presentable.html My driveway is concrete and had a few cracks so I got a local guy to repair it. I didn't realise that he would drill out the concrete and fill it in. Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:44:31 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/waterfalls.html Design and Build Waterfalls that Work! Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:00:12 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/the-complete-width-of-our-new-house-is-going-to-be-73-feet-how-big-of-a-circle-do-we-need-for-a-circle-driveway.html The complete width of our new house is going to be 73 feet. How big of a circle do we need for a circle driveway? Good Morning Leslie, The minimum Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:36:10 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/best-lawn-for-my-yard.html I have a small (60' x 60') yard in Indianland, S.C. that is shared with 3 large dogs. Every winter the dogs running around create a muddy mess. I would Thu, 30 Dec 2010 22:11:48 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/driveway-design.html Please see my attached lot layout. Are the dimensions for the drive functional? Would you change anything? Dear Aaron, The scan is fuzzy, so I can't Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:09:23 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/outdoor-fireplaces.html Outdoor fireplaces create a warm, cozy gathering place and an exciting focal point! Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:36:23 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/tar-and-gravel.html Nice website ! We have a tar and pea gravel surface drive. We did this about 20 years ago over an asphalt driveway in bad shape. We enjoyed the look Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:01:21 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/is-30-radius-okay.html my driveway is a derivative of the teardrop shaped driveway that starts with around 24' double-laned entrance, and then merges into a semi circle with Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:42:03 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-is-a-good-option-for-replacing-a-stamped-concrete-driveway.html I have a stamped concrete driveway that is 10 years old. It looked pretty good 5 or 6 years ago and then started to go down hill. I spent close to $20K Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:04:46 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/driveway-surface.html Choose the Best Driveway Surface for Your Property! Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:07:05 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/driveway-edge.html Bordering a driveway with a structural edge adds a beautiful landscape design detail, but is also functional. See what a driveway edge can do for your project and learn about the different types! Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:05:14 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/circulardriveway.html A Circular Driveway Makes a Beautiful Approach! Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:56:28 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/backyards.html Back yards are a place for fun and relaxation! Personalize your back yard and make it unique. This is your private space to ponder and enjoy! Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:44:11 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/will-a-pergola-provide-shade-on-my-deck.html Hi Nancy, My house faces NE and I would like some shade on my back deck. I've thought about a screen porch but not sure where to put it or how it will Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:39:05 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/dimensions-of-tear-drop-driveway-on-site.html Nancy, On the landscape-design-expert web site, you have a design of a tear drop driveway. I have saved the picture and made it larger but I still can Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:44:36 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/contactme.html Contact Me, Nancy Dransfield, Landscape Architect and owner of Landesign of Virginia, Inc. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:31:53 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/planting-design.html Your beautiful house stands alone with all the hardscape installed. It is not finished until you do the planting design. Come learn the essentials! Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:19:11 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-are-the-widths-of-the-tear-drop-driveway-on-the-sides-and-the-side-toward-the-house.html Even saving the picture, I can not make out the numbers. Sorry for the inconvenience. This driveway drawing is 20 feet wide at the house and the two Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:26:42 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-to-handle-a-slope-on-a-driveway-edge.html We have an existing driveway with a three foot edge that currently has dirt and plants in it. On the other side of the edge is the walkway to our front Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:25:00 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/existing-driveway-not-centered-a-problem.html We have a piece of property (pasture) that is about 900 feet deep with about 1400 ft of frontage (approx 30 acres runs north to south) and are ready to Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:18:47 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/can-you-tell-me-the-best-way-to-improve-traction-on-a-steep-concrete-driveway.html we are building a new ocean front house. Our driveway is quite steep. We are going to surface the driveway in concrete, but were wondering what was the Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:43:49 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-kind-of-evergreen-plants-are-best-for-full-sun-around-a-mailbox.html I don't like the look of dead flowers so I think evergreens would be best. I'm not a gardener in any sense of the word - I can't even figure out which Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:13:31 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/turning-radius-for-a-18-suv-and-25-boat-trailer.html I'll be hauling a 25 foot boat trailer with an 18 foot SUV. I need a new drive to start off a main road at a 90 degree angle. It will then curve to the Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:26:53 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/should-i-create-a-circular-driveway.html My wife and I have recently purchased 10 acres and will be building our first house:) The perimeter of the property is a creek and the lot is almost exactly Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:42:29 GMT http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/landscaping-a-long-driveway-with-a-garage-in-the-way.html I'm looking for ideas on how to landscape my driveway and give my house some curb appeal. We have a long driveway and from the road you only see the side Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:15:33 GMT