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Your driveway is one of the first aspects of your home that visitors notice. For this reason, landscaping around your driveway is a very effective way to increase your home’s curb appeal. When planning your driveway’s landscaping, you should keep several key principles in mind, and maintaining the condition of your driveway paving should be a top priority. Here are four essential tips.

How to Landscape Along Your Driveway

1. Install a Border or Edging

One way to keep grass, groundcovers, and weeds from invading your driveway is to install borders around the paved surface. Use rocks, boulders, or bricks to create a clear demarcation between the drive and yard and to prevent encroachment from crawling or creeping plants. Instead of planting around the edges, consider lining potted plants along the driveway’s sides. The pots will keep these plants contained, and you’ll be able to move them to suit your landscaping needs.

2. Avoid Planting Too Close to the Driveway

driveway-pavingWhen planning the softscape elements of your landscaping, avoid planting near the driveway paving. Fast-growing plants like bushes, shrubs, and hedges have a knack for obstructing access to your driveway when planted too close. When left untrimmed, they can impair visibility and driver safety while exiting or entering your property. The same goes for trees, which can develop overgrown roots that cause cracking in the pavement. 

3. Make the Design Cohesive

When planning your driveway setup, take a good look at your house and existing landscaping. Does your home have a linear look? Is your yard full of tall features like towering trees? When planning a landscape, think about complementing what’s already there rather than inserting a new design or a radical idea. New landscaping that looks out of place does more harm than good for your curb appeal.

 

 

A well-paved driveway will last longer and look more attractive with carefully planned landscaping. When you need advice on driveway paving, count on the experts at Beausoleil & Sons Construction of Cranston, RI. For over 50 years, they’ve provided first-rate residential and commercial paving services throughout Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Call (401) 632-0203 for a free quote on driveway paving or another project, or inquire via their website.

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