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Driveway question 
Hello, we are planning our families dream home and have found your site very helpful! We have a conundrum that we think you could help us with.

Our ...

Do You Have Any Steel Edging Photos? 
Hi there,
Do you have photos of driveways with steel edging specifically in Colonial Williamsburg.
We are considering using steel to edge our gravel ...

I need help with the size of our circular driveway to minimize asphalt and increase green space while getting the functionality? 
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 ...

should i create a circular driveway 
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 ...

Driveway edging 
I have a stone wall(Island) and the widest part is 27' which tapers off and is 15' long--(3 sides)
This is the edging on the left side of my driveway ...

Help with my circular driveway island design..... 
Hi there:

I've included a picture of my contemporary ranch here in Bucks County, PA. This is our third year in the house and I've decided to re-do ...

What should I do about a drainage system for a retaining wall?  
I've been talking to a contractor about building a concrete modular retaining wall. It will be an average of 3 feet tall. I was reading your page on ...

Driveway Design Ideas  Not rated yet
Hello, I just came across your website and thought you may be able to help. I have been racking my brain trying to come up with a good looking driveway ...

Can an outdoor brick fireplace be moved?  Not rated yet
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-...

Trees & Edging for a long driveway  Not rated yet
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 ...

what do you think of driveways with a center grass area  Not rated yet
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 ...

driveway/parking question  Not rated yet
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 ...

How to add landscaping to soften and hide hard edges of driveway.  Not rated yet
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 ...

Best landscaping for a long container to separate street from driveway?   Not rated yet
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 ...

What would be the best liner for a backyard pond with dogs?  Not rated yet
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 ...

How do we design a driveway and landscaping to balance new garage doors?  Not rated yet
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 ...

We need assistance on large landscaping project.  Not rated yet
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....

What do you know about rolled limestone driveway surface  Not rated yet
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 ...

Sloped Driveway  Not rated yet
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 ...

How would you design a driveway on a corner house?  Not rated yet
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 ...

Driveway Problem  Not rated yet
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 ...

The most economical way to cover a dust bowl of a drive way and parking area  Not rated yet
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 ...

How do we add a parking spot to the base of our driveway?  Not rated yet
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 ...

Circle Driveway or Not?  Not rated yet
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 ...

Making driveway look presentable  Not rated yet
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. Now ...

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?  Not rated yet
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 ...

best lawn for my yard?  Not rated yet
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 ...

Driveway Design  Not rated yet
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 ...

tar and gravel  Not rated yet
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 ...

is 30' radius okay?  Not rated yet
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 ...

What is a good option for replacing a stamped concrete driveway?  Not rated yet
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 ...

Will a Pergola provide shade on my deck?  Not rated yet
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 ...

Dimensions of Tear Drop Driveway on Site  Not rated yet
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 ...

What are the widths of the tear drop driveway on the sides and the side toward the house.   Not rated yet
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 ...

How to handle a slope on a driveway edge?  Not rated yet
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 ...

Existing Driveway not centered - a problem?  Not rated yet
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 ...

can you tell me the best way to improve traction on a steep concrete driveway  Not rated yet
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 ...

What kind of "evergreen" plants are best for full sun around a mailbox?  Not rated yet
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 ...

turning radius for a 18' SUV and 25' boat trailer  Not rated yet
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 ...

Landscaping a long driveway, with a garage in the way!  Not rated yet
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 ...

circular driveway  Not rated yet
hi there... i wish you were in Baltimore. so i plan on creating a circular driveway and wanted to know the diameter size if i want cars to park along ...

pergola  Not rated yet
What is the minimun size of red cedar for a 14 foot span on a pergola. It will only be 64 inches wide and connected to the house. The span will be supported ...

We would like to add an attached pergola over our sliding glass doors.   Not rated yet
We would also like to remove the wood deck and install either patio pavers, stamped concrete or stone. Our main concern is how high to make the pergola ...

What is the best kind of pool deck?  Not rated yet
I am about to have a back yard in ground pool put in at our Georgia home. I am trying to decide on the most cost effective but functional kind of deck ...

Driveway Edging II Pictures  Not rated yet
I am probably driving you crazy. I really apologize.

Good Morning Alex! You can never drive me crazy. I welcome your input. Now that I can see the ...

Driveway Edging II Pictures  Not rated yet
I have a stone wall(Island) and the widest part is 27' which tapers off and is 15' long--(3 sides)
This is the edging on the left side of my driveway ...

Our backyard backs to the woods. Can we still have an outdoor fireplace?  Not rated yet
My dream is to have a huge outdoor fireplace centered on my dining room window, so you can see the fireplace from the dining room. I've looked into ordering ...

How should I layout my driveway?  Not rated yet
Hi! I love your website! I am building a house on a semi-busy road and I am interested in driveway designs. I have a couple of options drawn out below,...

Will my perennials come back?  Not rated yet
I live in Bethesda MD. Most of my perennials have started to come to life as it is the beginning of April. However, I have 1 catmint, 2 verbena, 2 Bluebeard,...

I'm interested in putting in a circular drive in front of the house, but the house is not symmetrical. Should I center the circle on the front door or the middle of the house?  Not rated yet
House is about 80 ft wide total, with 40 ft of main house and 40 ft of garage+family room. Right now the driveway approaches on the garage side, but we ...

I need help with remodeled older home with large front porch.  Not rated yet
My mom's house in central NC faces southeast. I'm having trouble with what to do around the front and right side. The porch is so large and short....about ...

I don't want to "uglify" the home. Do you have a suggestion? My 2 choices that I have thought of are:   Not rated yet
I don't want to "uglify" the home. Do you have a suggestion? My 2 choices that I have thought of are:

The sidewalk/walkway is hard to see in the ...

Can I fit a U-shaped driveway at the from of my property?  Not rated yet
Right now, the access to our house is off a side street, with a very long driveway leading to the back of our house. We'd love to get a u-shaped driveway ...

design plan  Not rated yet
Hi Nancy,

I live in N.Tx (DFW) area and my husband and I moved into our first home in 2008. The house already has established shrubs and one Live Oak ...

I need advice on my backyard pool and surrounding area  Not rated yet
We installed an inground pool 2 summers ago. It is beautiful, we couldn't be happier. My concern is that we have a very large fenced in yard. I feel ...