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Landscaping around the driveway adds instant curb appeal.

Try considering the flow of your landscaping.

All of which add visual interest that sets your landscaping apart from others.

Large bowls filled with plants stand on either side of a tall gate leading to a driveway

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Below, we’ve rounded up 24 driveway landscape ideas to elevate your outdoor space.

For the best results,choose garden plants that require low maintenancelike less watering to avoid oversaturating your gravel.

The new tree she planted balances with the large window and creates an innovative focal point.

A small narrow garden beside a gravel driveway

Design byHome for the Harvest

Low Maintenance Ornamental Grasses

Duford also designs lower-maintenance front yard landscaping.

Ornamental grasses add movement and amodern touch to the landscape, she says.

She also added several species of dwarf maples to add some height when paired with the grasses.

Concrete pavers are surrounded by gravel and as a walkway from the driveway to the house

KFiles Design/ Photo by Amanda Anderson

Shrubs Paired With Flowers

Try combining flowers and shrubs for a varied look.

The flowering lavender softens the greenery and has proved surprisingly effective in discouraging browsing deer, she says.

Designs on the Driveway

Design byWillow Gates Landscaping

Decorate the driveway with colorful bricks.

A front of an Midcentury Modern house with ornamental grasses filling the front flowerbed

Design byHome for the Harvest

Martin created a 30 custom compass rose inlay.

It was added to create visual interest and break up the large expanse of the driveway.

The compass points true north for a decorative and fun touch.

the area along a driveway featuring rows or plants that include flowering lavendar.

Design byHome for the Harvest

Adding in window boxes is another way to pop in some blooms.

Rocks and Flowering Bushes

The Spruce / Sarah Crowley

Have a less than eye-catching driveway gate?

Plant bountiful blooms next to it and create a punchy aesthetic.

A large compass created from blue and pink bricks is featured in the inlay of this brick driveway

Design byWillow Gates Landscaping

“To complete the look, be sure to install solar-powered lights highlighting the edges.”

A pop of color is always nice, Files says.

But opt for perennials that endure like Nepeta and Geranium Cranesbill.

A red brick house sits in front of a clean grass lawn and red brick driveway

KFiles Design/ Photo by Matthew Benham

The tall evergreen next to the drive adds interest without detracting from the spaces simple aesthetic.

Mini Walkway

Willow Gates Landscapingcreated a short, paved walkway from the driveway to the house.

Not only is the walkway practical for homeowners, but it also offers an impactful design moment.

Driveway and gate surrounded by trees and shrubs with bright pink flowers

The Spruce / Sarah Crowley

The flowers have the added bonus of being water tolerant.

Any plants along the driveway edge should be durable and more drought tolerant, Files says.

He also added ferns and hydrangeas to fill out the summer months.

driveway paving ideas

Mindy Gayer Design Co./ Photo by Vanessa Lentine

All the plants thrive in the yard’s partially shaded area.

I kept the front planting palette neat and clean with a few perennial flowering items, Flies says.

Pretty Patio

Another way to add visual interest around the driveway is to use repeating motifs.

Concrete driveway leading up to white midcentury modern home

The Spruce / Sarah Crowley

Planter With Shrubs

Files added shrubs to this sprawling yard beside a short driveway.

Plants on All Sides

This driveway is wrapped around the front of the house.

A brick driveway leads to a red brick house with a planter filled with bushes

Design byRetaining Wall Supplies

Midcentury modern home with colorful bushes and landscaping in front

The Spruce / Sarah Crowley

A large planter by a home’s driveway is filled with bushy flowers

KFiles Design/ Photo by Jim Schmid and Amanda Anderson

driveway paving ideas

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A short walkway with colorful bricks leads from the driveway to the house.

Design byWillow Gates Landscaping

A Lavendar plant takes pride of place in a planter by a driveway

KFiles Design/ Photo by Amanda Anderson

A large front yard has two planters near the driveway entrace.

Design byWillow Gates Landscaping

A large driveway with a large yard full of shaded plants

Design byWillow Gates Landscaping

A white house sits in front of a concrete walkway leading to the curb

KFiles Design/ Photo by Amanda Anderson

A patio with a pool sits adjacent to a walkway leading to the driveway

Design byWillow Gates Landscaping

A red brick house has a small walkway leading down to a cement drive that has planters beside it

KFiles Design/ Photo by Matthew Benham

A white swinging gate has decorative flowers on its walls to complement the fall colors in the landscape

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A planter by the driveway is filled with mulch and a baby tree

KFiles Design/ Photo by Amanda Anderson

A red brick cottage style home has a wrap around driveway with planters on either side

KFiles Design/ Photo by Jim Schmid and Amanda Anderson