Curb Appeal for Driveway

Just a simple monkey grass would be nice. It multiplies over the years so you thin.

Photo idea.

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/things-consider-landscaping-along-driveway-33439.html

What about low growing shrubs?

Hi!

Love that driveway! If that were mine, i'd edge it with Hosta plants! They take little to no maintenance at all, come back every year and flower too! Something like this. And you can dig them up and split them in half to plant in other areas if you want.

'Angelina' stonecrop ( Sedum rupestre 'Angelina', Zones 6-9), 6 in.

'Blue Ice' bluestar ( Amsonia 'Blue Ice', Z 4-9), 14 in.

'Blue Star' false aster ( Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star', Z 5-9), 15 in.

'Caradonna' sage ( Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna', Z 5-9), 24 in.

Catmints ( Nepeta × faassenii cvs., Z 4-8), 12-24 in.

Clump verbena ( Verbena 'Homestead Purple', Z 6-9), 10 in.

Dwarf cardinal flower ( Lobelia × speciosa 'Grape Knee-High', Z 5-8), 22 in.

Dwarf fountain grass ( Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln', Z 6-9), 24 in.

Dwarf willow-leaved sunflower ( Helianthus salicifolius 'Low Down', Z 6-9), 12 in.

'Fanfare' blanket flower ( Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Fanfare', Z 3-8), 10 in.

'Fire Witch' pink ( Dianthus 'Fire Witch', syn. D. 'Feuerhexe', Z 3-10), 6 in.

'Golden Fleece' goldenrod ( Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece', Z 5-9), 18 in.

Japanese onion ( Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa', Z 4-8), 9-12 in.

'Kim's Knee High' purple coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High', Z 3-9), 18 in.

Lambs' ears ( Stachys byzantina and cvs., Z 4-8), 12-18 in.

'Lucerne' blue-eyed grass ( Sisyrinchium angustifolium 'Lucerne', Z 3-8), 12 in.

Plumbago ( Ceratostigma plumbaginoides , Z 5-9), 18 in.

Prairie poppy mallow ( Callirhoe involucrata , Z 4-9), 12 in.

'Purple Dome' aster ( Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome', Z 4-8), 18 in.

'Snowcap' Shasta daisy ( Leucanthemum × superbum 'Snowcap', Z 5-8), 15 in.

'Stephanie Returns' daylily ( Hemerocallis 'Stephanie Returns', Z 3-8), 18 in.

Stokes' asters ( Stokesia laevis and cvs., Z 5-9), 12-24 in.

I'd plant the hosts along the driveway and then the tall grass outside along the fence with some hosts in front of the tall grass. Then in the spring, I would plant a few annuals mixed in with the hosts across the front fence for color. Would dress up the place for sure.

Hi Inetia...Thank you for the pics. I like the 2nd one with the large rock and hostas. (I do have a few hostas planted under some trees around the yard...)

Lots of varieties and I suppose they could be mixed but it's simple and it spreads plus can be thinned and you can fill in with what you remove. Hope you can have easy digging. Send pics after you get it done...no matter what you choose! Happy planting!

Instead of planting along your driveway, have you thought of evergreen shrubs along your fence line on both sides of the gate. Then make your gate a focal point with paint and/or metal art (Star, flag, initials, etc). Solar lights would finish the look! Whoever mows your yard will thank you for not having to dodge plants along the driveway.

I agree hostas always look great and grow great in shade .My driveway is 300 feet long I put wired landscape lights up both sides .I bought the wired kits at lowes for 79 dollars and changed out the bulbs to led bulbs so I could get more lights on the set .I now have 30 lights going up each side of the driveway .The sets were 12 light sets and I had to buy 4 sets but it was well worth the investment .2 of the lights on the sets were spot lights .So all those and the extra transformer I used in a garden that i have my U.S flag in .

What if you box in around each side of the gate to make it look like stone columns. Make the top open so you can have a planter and place your solar lights in the planter.

I would definitely dress the gate it self up with a welcome sign or a wooden flag.

Is the fence up to keep animals in tow, if so you have to be careful what you plant as it could be dangerous to animals.

You could line the drive way before the gate with some very some very big rocks.

Have you thought about putting in lilac bushes or trees, they would look lovely with the grasses etc. interspersed between them.

I saw the prettiest drive lined on both sides with crape myrtle trees. The home owner planted them from 1 gallon pots. She then used posts to set in front of the trees so they would not get run over. The posts were cut in uneven lengths and placed in the ground in even spaces. Happy decorating!

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To raise you lights higher I pounded in electrical conduit .I pound that into the ground