Everything You Need to Know About Driveways - Gardenista
Driveways are a great improvement over the rutted dirt paths that in centuries past connected houses to public roads. Modern-day suburbia has landscape architects to thank for the invention of the smooth, graded “approaches” that began to appear in the United States in the 19th century.
Grass Block Pavers
Grass block Lunix pavers from Godelmann are a permeable surface for a driveway.
A massive and magnificent camphor tree shades a poured concrete driveway in Sonoma, California.
Suburban Driveways
Cambridge SolaGlo Pavers are powered by LEDs (which consume less energy than conventional outdoor lighting) and can be recharged by solar power.
Illuminated Pavers
Photograph by Matthew Williams.
Driveway gates should swing into your property, not outward into public space, unless your walkway or driveway is on a steep slope.
Driveway Gates
A 1,200-foot ribbon driveway paved with gravel curves gently as it approaches the entryway of a Bridgehampton estate on Long Island’s east end.
Ribbon Driveways
Photograph via Bespoke Real Estate.
Permeable Driveways
A ribbon driveway has grass block pavers and a planting bed of succulents and low-growing ground covers.
Photograph by Marion Brenner.
In an Arizona garden, a ribbon driveway of pavers set in dirt is designed to “disrupt the land as little as possible,” says landscape architect Steve Martino.
Desert Driveways
Photograph by Mimi Giboin.
Gravel Driveways
A gravel driveway and parking area connects the Gallica vineyard to a nearby road in California’s Napa Valley.
Poured Concrete Driveways
A poured concrete driveway connects visually to the pavers on a front path in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Photograph by Art Gray.