http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/Landscape-design-blog.html The <em>Landscape Design Expert Blog</em> keeps you up-to-date with all the additions and changes to the <em>Landscape-Design-Expert.com Web Site</em>. <strong>Subscribe Here!</strong> en-us landscape design Tue, 8 Apr 2025 07:40:41 -0400 Tue, 8 Apr 2025 07:40:41 -0400 landscape-design-expert.com http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/driveway-replacement-thoughts-on-turn-around-addition.htmla00f202168a0eb7320bfd9c15b90bd83Hello, We are getting ready to replace our existing asphalt driveway with a concrete drive and would like to add a turn around out front so everyone doesn’t
Tue, 8 Apr 2025 07:39:51 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-much-space-do-i-need-in-front-of-home-with-circular-drive.html4f629e36e6f8601ee65f117ebc12f7c7I am designing an addition to my home which has an existing circular driveway - the existing perimeter is the red line in the drawing. The addition has
Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:13:01 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/i-am-trying-to-build-a-driveway-in-my-front-yard-that-has-a-pretty-good-side-ways-slope-to-it.html196d68d0a5fdd825f78a78e039b70168Hello, I have this large section of footage on the side of my house that I was thinking about building a driveway too. I was thinking about backing a trailer Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:25:54 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/in-your-opinion-how-would-you-approach-my-homes-approach.html172ce69a7bff496069800193eb7a179eHello Nancy! Here is my C. 1896 home located in Parkton, Maryland. I am proposing 2 changes to the current drive. 1. Asphalt the straight section of
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 15:56:39 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-can-i-make-a-driveway-so-cars-dont-have-to-back-up-and-also-have-space-for-parking-for-4-cars.htmlddcd101cb9932a15ad76bb2d639a1e90i’m trying to design a driveway that people can enter and exit without having to back up, and also has spaces for parking for several cars, also without Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:28:42 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/do-you-do-landscapesite-design-for-vinyl-liner-inground-pools.html120dad544557260f2e7f9d0939c12038Hi! I purchased a vinyl liner in-ground pool and plan to sub out most of the heavy equipment related work. We have a slightly sloped yard, so I know we Sat, 27 Nov 2021 08:22:03 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/u-shaped-drivewayi-think.html0952d013bed0b62a02ffdf62189eac46Hello, I came across your site while researching ideas for my driveway.... I will be purchasing a 23 foot (30 ft on trailer) fishing boat soon and want
Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:09:28 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-is-the-minimum-size-of-the-circle-for-a-round-about-driveway.htmlb4d7a5a0cb9313dabd6e7d4e9e5bec8cHi there! I have a hillside home in Studio City, CA and would like to make a circular turn around driveway at the bottom of the driveway. I would like Wed, 7 Apr 2021 09:29:40 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/circle-driveway.html45eb7055ded3f4be4d452f1312a89835Hi. My husband and I have a pie shaped lot that’s got minimal road frontage - I’m attaching pic below but think it’s 70ft. The plan we have allows for
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 06:04:38 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/will-a-circlular-driveway-with-64-outside-diameter-32-center-32-radius-and-16-width-of-drive-be-enough-space-for-carstruckssmall-delivery-trucks.html40ef992a219b17fb6d1a087d0a6359cdI would like to start building a house in the woods this upcoming year, but I am having some difficulty with my site plan. On the attached PDF, I would
Sat, 16 Jan 2021 05:18:53 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/ushape-driveway.htmlea53661cd2074563e3c67f29ac8805edHello, We just bought a home in Vienna, VA. It isn't grand. But, I believe the front yard has room for a U-shape driveway. In order to access the front Mon, 25 May 2020 08:04:45 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-are-the-dimensions-of-this-driveway.html5127f92dc0707a522050073dfe860024We are preparing to build a house and are considering a circular drive and love the look of this one but we are having trouble finding the proper dimensions
Sat, 21 Mar 2020 07:39:00 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/will-a-circular-driveway-damage-my-cedar-tree.htmla13b7fecc863ac392a3a791b46039c01I have an older home that lost its original driveway due to development around the property. Over the last 4 decades there have been multiple layouts for Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:24:40 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-can-we-change-our-front-yard-to-improve-curb-appeal-and-pedestrian-access.htmlbcb56f0b9ad4af1023017b7f78cbdd0cAddress is 9303 W Parkhill Dr, Bethesda, 20814. Lot 10 on plat. built 1959. Bought 2017. Garage on right converted to Family room at some point. Driveway Tue, 24 Sep 2019 18:18:17 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-can-i-improve-my-driveway-so-that-i-can-turn-around-when-i-come-out-from-garage.html2838ea1a3a6164ef92ba7add73d5da76Our home has a long driveway. There is not enough room for a car to turn around from the garage to the road. There is also not enough parking spot for
Fri, 19 Apr 2019 06:06:35 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/my-lawn-is-very-boring-and-i-would-like-to-make-a-modern-landscape-where-do-i-begin.htmla86b83251d5e7ddf506f8ada495e5c0fFront lawn just grass on a 60 wide lot new construction is very boring. I would like to make it minimalist but modern feel. Looking to use shrubs and Fri, 19 Apr 2019 05:52:43 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-small-can-a-radius-be-for-cars-on-a-full-circle-driveway.htmlff19fa4ce0ba9832f56855a8747d112bI would like to design a full circle drive for my property. The street entrance (in a cul de sac) is on the left of the house as is the garage. This creates
Thu, 4 Apr 2019 08:47:04 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-much-space-is-needed-for-a-circular-driveway-so-that-cars-can-drive-around-each-other.htmlc4519b438ee865cbeff664eb1116e64eI want to create a circular driveway but Im not sure I have enough space. I am wondering 1)how wide the area around the circle needs to be in order for Mon, 11 Feb 2019 06:25:36 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/placement-of-new-house-shed-and-circle-drive.html3ce7a527aa61a423e8c8ad87afb02c13I found your website and it appears you have a lot of experience with circle drives and placing new houses. The open area for this project is approximately
Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:30:11 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/long-driveway-on-a-fairly-busy-street.html6ff226967e2a70ea59c7770b12867370Hi Nancy, Thanks for any help you can provide! Current Setup: Left side entry garage, home set back from street ~80 feet. Width of ~110ft. There
Mon, 11 Jun 2018 08:03:08 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/driveway-dilemma1.htmlfa168e8ca727210ce11a051f72572526My moms ranch style house has a u shaped driveway that's shape was designed by the local farmer who used to plow them out in the winter. We were shocked
Thu, 31 May 2018 06:02:39 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/pool-steps.html1d1ed1054be3be8c481c8df9ea1de229Hi, how can I add new. Concrete steps on an existing pool? I heard if you do it will crack. Any other way? Thanks. Hi! New concrete steps would have Sat, 12 May 2018 06:14:14 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/a-pergola-over-a-deck.html4efc8a721ad102befb812fcf0bb73acaIve read you post about pergolas for shade but am not quite clear. The back of my house faces south west. The sun blazes esp in the summer. There is a
Sun, 6 May 2018 09:43:52 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-is-the-smallest-diameter-for-a-circle-driveway-in-my-front-yard.html8b9f8d1b019d1bc7befaf74c571a60b3Older ranch set back from the road 70 feet with a slight slope to the left of house. I need to tie in with existing driveway. Thanks Hi! Thanks for sending
Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:48:32 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-do-we-direct-people-to-the-front-door.html0b25eb8a7198a2db83e3aa99025ed7a2Hi Nancy! I am grateful for any help you can provide. We just moved into a house in the country with a really long driveway. The garage is at the north
Thu, 28 Dec 2017 07:37:04 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/s-shape-or-u-shape-drive-with-protruding-garage-and-corner-lot.html95f1ac3a3fe5165dd9260e0cf39e350dHello! I am buying a house which is a corner lot, and has a 3 car side-load garage which protrudes into the front of the lot, with the front door hidden
Mon, 18 Sep 2017 20:02:16 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/advice-requested-re-driveway-design-and-location-given-entrance-to-property-will-be-from-the-side-of-the-house-rather-than-the-front.html16f20ebda49d6885f14bbec174a05eddWe are in the process of building a new home as a second dwelling on a property. Due to local council regulations we have had to move the location of the Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:54:36 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/how-much-shade-does-14-inches-of-spacing-top-members-give.html063a50291a78e9a57142130c6a15f9dcHow much shade does 14 inches of space top members give? HI! I have been out of town, so sorry for the late response to your question. A 14 space Mon, 18 Sep 2017 19:48:00 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/perennial-layout-help.htmlef2b099668ebe90b31c55037c1a7afa0I've got a border garden of about 50 feet long and 3 feet wide in my backyard. On one end I've got a pomegranate tree which I want to keep, and the other
Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:51:46 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/my-garage-has-been-transformed-into-indoor-living-space-and-house-door-is-centre-stage-id-like-to-do-a-circular-driveway-for-two-vehicles-what-do-you-suggest.html7c6681c4879035abef417c12db197053I have a very shallow and narrow lot. Front Lot size: 36 feet across, 25 feet deep from sidewalk to door. Door to house is centrally positioned now Thu, 15 Jun 2017 05:31:41 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/traction-problem-wsloped-concrete-driveway.htmlda32ef39ab4ee3e5cb1df221f8765ef4I have a sloped concrete driveway that has been sealed and traction crystals were added to the sealer at application. It is still slippery when wet and Sun, 19 Mar 2017 06:41:41 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/parking-for-68-cars.html59c45a44b30131c2d65e80cdbed2c0f5Hello Nancy, What design driveway would you recommend for 6-8 cars? The current driveway is a smear of blacktop with an awkward driveway that veers
Sun, 19 Mar 2017 06:38:12 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/u-or-circular-driveway1.html87acc473de72d7be1df6931a8b19a471I am submitting the scaled drawing to my question on the topic 'U or Circular driveway ' The design is slightly incorrect as the diameter will be 55
Sat, 4 Mar 2017 05:12:40 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/can-you-give-us-ideas-for-expanding-the-parking-options-to-our-narrow-lot-that-has-a-single-car-driveway.htmlee7ed1e32586f627cb89df3835c96c44Our 1950's home has a single car garage in the front. The lot is only 56' wide. We are interested in expanding our off street parking options with a u-shaped
Tue, 31 Jan 2017 20:15:02 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/u-or-circular-driveway.html3a0f13623628ca17c0b279a6de4fa3acHello, I have a 70 ft house front and not sure if a U or circular driveway is best. The land is 440 ft by 190 ft. Please suggest and also how far behind
Tue, 31 Jan 2017 20:00:45 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/u-shaped-driveway.htmlde754d403f1f01053b4792910c4db859Hello, I'm trying to figure out the square footage for a U shaped, (more like a backwards h shaped driveway). Let me explain what I have to work with... Sat, 21 Jan 2017 02:51:53 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/circular-driveway1.html746df9af7c4bb56957f8cd867fb95736Hello we are building a house and would like a circular or a tear drop driveway. Thinking of having a 10' or 12' driveway. Red arrow would be the people
Tue, 5 Apr 2016 07:35:51 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-do-you-think-of-a-y-shaped-driveway.html0fa5f2f52656851754d04545b8ba0e06We have recently moved into an older home that was moved from it's previous location onto a narrow, but deep lot. The frontage of the house is 65 feet Fri, 15 Jan 2016 05:37:56 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-would-be-the-best-surface-for-a-driveway-that-has-problems-with-tree-roots-lifting-concrete.html0ec4a065b180547897d527ca3a858b24We have a normal house, block on a hill, with large trees around it. We have an old concrete drive and parts have been lifted by the roots. We also have Sat, 14 Nov 2015 05:18:25 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/need-help-planning-new-sidewalk-and-additional-driveway.htmlbed2503a94a6c8fa4d34065d0cce994cWe just finished remodeling a ranch house. We added a front porch which will be Craftsman style. The garage opens at the end. Am trying to design sidewalk
Sat, 14 Nov 2015 05:07:45 -0500 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/need-help-designing-new-sidewalk-and-adding-on-to-driveway.html2bff3028526780982a1fecfc1a600c91Guess my photo was uploading and I could not tell! Here are more photos.... can give measurements if necessary. Good morning Carol! I suggest creating
Fri, 2 Oct 2015 07:38:41 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/narrow-driveway-with-sheer-drop-on-one-side.htmlfbc40a38d2a332ddc7d2fda76d3fe97cHi. My mum has a driveway which is barely wide enough to drive up. She has had it altered so there is slightly more room but it has left a sheer drop
Wed, 26 Aug 2015 06:56:56 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/is-driveway-radiant-heat-reliable.html2ed6e57ec2ebdda46896d21d6b5ec063Hi Nancy. We live in Mid-Hudson Valley, NY. We get lots of snow here. We need to do some hardscaping starting with the driveway. Do you recommend radiant Tue, 23 Jun 2015 07:45:15 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-landscaping-elements-will-balance-a-big-offcenter-garage.htmlfcb54d22aafcb8dc203bb549b5a2088fHi Julie -- I can't seem to find many ideas on the internet or in books to help me resolve the landscaping around this heavy garage. This website shows Tue, 2 Jun 2015 07:43:24 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-is-the-narrowest-frontage-possible-for-a-ushaped-driveway.html889650f6183937de1d1690832d26ba44We have a narrow city lot with frontage of 38' and the house is set back from the sidewalk 18'. Is there any way this could support a u-shaped driveway?
Sat, 30 May 2015 05:39:10 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/can-we-build-a-ushaped-driveway.html694b1459ddaa5514a3618a275ea4a747Hi - I came across your post about u-shaped driveways and we are contemplating building one in our new house. We live on a busy road, so we have trouble
Wed, 13 May 2015 20:39:26 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/what-pavers-to-use-that-will-not-get-hot-around-our-swimming-pool.html92a8413e6ae6c07ad90dc8051818f0a0Hi Nancy, I came across your site - very helpful. We have a home with a swimming pool. We currently have pavers on our unshaded pool patio, but we'd Sat, 9 May 2015 13:18:50 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/help-my-cracked-driveway.html6800e3396616c0a1caf8ee7a0c6c1075Hello, I've come across your site and it's great for ideas and advice! I have a 50 year old drive that was poured in slabs. They have moved and now create Tue, 21 Apr 2015 04:08:04 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/asphalt-to-the-edge-of-the-retaining-wall-by-the-drive-or-not.htmld8c069cb6379354cdb8a8454040915c4A new house/driveway in the mountains. Should the edges of the asphalt driveway meet the bottom of our retaining wall or should we have cut-outs w/mulch Sat, 18 Apr 2015 11:36:19 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/u-shaped-drive.htmla37cdfe69a7848cae5585909a76d8e17I am interested in building a u shaped driveway on a small(ish) lot. There will not be a driveway gate. Two questions: 1. Do I need a separate pedestrian Wed, 15 Apr 2015 05:45:54 -0400 http://www.landscape-design-expert.com/would-we-regret-installing-our-gunnite-pool-under-our-live-oak-tree.htmlaf43e54cef4d39824eddc9622f4b2a87We love the look of all the Key West pools that are right outside a living room and off the porch. We have an opportunity to create this design,but are Mon, 13 Apr 2015 05:43:40 -0400