Terrasses des Oliviers - Paysagiste Paris

Conception / Réalisation d' une cour de copropriété.
Design ideas for a mid-sized traditional courtyard shaded driveway for spring in Paris with a garden path, concrete pavers and a stone fence.

Private House Lucilla

Francesca Pagliai Studio Fotografico

Francesca Pagliai
This is an example of a large beach style side yard partial sun driveway in Other with a garden path and gravel.

Front Garden - Court Lane

Kate Eyre Garden Design

green roof of bespoke bin park
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary front yard driveway in London with gravel.

CONSTRUCCIÓN DE PISCINA Y EXTERIORES EN LA ZUBIA, GRANADA

JLM CONSULTING

Podemos ver un detalle de los exteriores que se ajardinaron para el proyecto. Todas las plantas elegidas son de fácil adaptabilidad lo que nos asegurarán tener el mínimo mantenimiento del mismo.

Jardin des quatre saisons

Judita Moreau - architecte paysagiste

This is an example of a mid-sized transitional front yard full sun driveway in Paris with natural stone pavers.

Seaview Beach House

Mackenzie Pronk Architects

Recycled timeber sleepers and pebbles provide a pervious yet robust driveway. A garage door is concealed with flush hardwood cladding. Photography Roger D'Souza

Gull Street

Ascher Smith

Ascher Smith
Photo of a small contemporary front yard driveway in Perth.

Front Garden, West London

Cayford Design

Front Garden layout to accommodate car parking space, with sustainable drainage and low maintenance. Also a discrete place to store wheelie bins. Cayford Design achieved planning permission for the crossover.

vue sur l'aire de repos de la Petite Vallée du parc

Duval&Bossennec - Paysagiste concepteur

site boisé classé
Design ideas for a large country sloped full sun driveway for summer in Nantes with a vegetable garden and mulch.

Wildlife Friendly Front Garden

Fenton Roberts Garden Design

Jo Fenton
Design ideas for a small traditional front yard full sun driveway for summer in London with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Rehabilitación Empordà-Girona

User

Design ideas for a mid-sized country backyard partial sun driveway in Barcelona with a garden path and decking.

Cobham

The London Gardener Ltd

We were asked to design and plant the driveway and gardens surrounding a substantial period property in Cobham. Our Scandinavian clients wanted a soft and natural look to the planting. We used long flowering shrubs and perennials to extend the season of flower, and combined them with a mix of beautifully textured evergreen plants to give year-round structure. We also mixed in a range of grasses for movement which also give a more contemporary look.

Villa Eglantines

HBV Architectes

This is an example of a contemporary sloped driveway in Marseille with a garden path.

Front garden

greencube garden and landscape design

Adding kerb appeal to a traditional styled Sevenoaks property. We've includied raised planters constructed with Corten Steel. Our planting has used multi-stemmed specimen Osmanthus underplanted with easy to maintain Pittosporum clipped to form balls, dealing with full sun as well as full shade. The palette includes textural forms and contrast. We have added naturally rounded shrubs such as Arbutus to form structure and full stops to the perennial planting.

Stylish Front Garden

Christine Wilkie Garden Design

The front garden of this period Edwardian property in Acton, west London, was a large expanse of concrete hard standing, and overgrown planting. The aim of the garden design was to create a garden that combined space for off-street parking for one car, architectural soft landscaping as well as a spot in which to sit and enjoy the garden. The style of the new garden had to be sympathetic to the house and it was important that the end result was more contemporary front garden than everyday driveway. Additional screening to the neigbouring boundary wall was a key requirement, as was the need to keep an existing cherry tree.

Sligo Landscape

Sara Connolly Architect

New metal gate with stone pillars
This is an example of a country front yard full sun driveway in Other with with a gate and river rock.

Contemporary driveway on a slope fenced in using Western Red Cedar Slatted Scree

Silva Timber Products

When designing a driveway for a customer in Cheshire, Nick from Botanica Gardens was asked to continue with the contemporary look that is present throughout the house's exterior. Clean, horizontal lines that are achieved using Silva Timber’s Western Red Cedar Slatted Screens quickly solved the fencing aspect of the design. Designed and built by Nick Webster, Botanica Garden Design

Stylish Front Garden

Christine Wilkie Garden Design

The front garden of this period Edwardian propertywas a large expanse of concrete hard standing, and overgrown planting. The aim of the garden design was to create a garden that combined space for off-street parking for one car, architectural soft landscaping as well as a spot in which to sit and enjoy the garden. The style of the new garden had to be sympathetic to the house and it was important that the end result was more contemporary front garden than everyday driveway. Additional screening to the neigbouring boundary wall was a key requirement, as was the need to keep an existing cherry tree.

Rénovation d'une maison de famille en Provence

Inspirations d'Intérieurs • Agence & Boutique •

Mid-sized traditional front yard driveway in Marseille with a container garden and natural stone pavers.

Brodecky House: Front Yard

Atlas Architects

A pleasing entry sequence through a thoughtfully designed front garden by Ironbark Landscape Designs.
Inspiration for a small contemporary front yard full sun driveway in Melbourne with a garden path and natural stone pavers.

Driveway Design Ideas

The design of our driveways is often neglected, with functionality taking up all the attention. We tend to forget that our driveway is important in making a good first impression, and can significantly lift the appeal and value of your property. But since you’re here browsing the Houzz image gallery for driveway ideas, you have probably realised that. So where can you find the best ideas to spruce up yours?

As every landscape architect or exterior designer can tell you, the possibilities are endless. You can work with gravel, asphalt, pavers and more. You can go all-out with landscaping and create a garden that blows your visitors away with beautiful flowers and tall trees. And lighting is another consideration which can make a big difference.

Whatever you have in mind, browse our gallery to collect ideas. You can save your favourites and use them to brief your landscaper later, and you can even narrow down your search to driveways in certain styles, sizes or in certain parts of the world - images of Australian driveways will show the right plants straight away, whereas American designs will have to be adapted to your climate. Let’s have a look at some of the most popular driveway ideas.

Green Driveway

If you have caught onto an eco-friendly lifestyle, a green driveway is probably what you want. Driveway ideas with grass come in many forms. For example, you can surround your driveway with grass or other greenery, and set a cobblestone or an asphalt road landing in front of the house, or you can lay pavers and let the grass grow in between. The finishing touch would be adding some other plants like flowers or trees, to round off the look.

Cobblestone Circular Driveway

Circular driveways make a great entrance. Place some greenery or a water fountain in the middle and you’ll instantly add that WOW factor to your home.

Concrete Driveway

A landscape architect can help you design a concrete driveway that will last a lifetime. Combined with an iron fence at the front and night lights all the way to the house, you’re set with a stylish, timeless design.

Once you narrow down your ideas, check out the Houzz directory to find a landscaper to help you bring it to life!

Whether you want inspiration for planning a driveway renovation or are building a designer driveway from scratch, Houzz has 3,419 images from the best designers, decorators, and architects in the country, including Fenton Roberts Garden Design and Mackenzie Pronk Architects. Look through driveway photos in different colours and styles and when you find a driveway design that inspires you, save it to an Ideabook or contact the Pro who made it happen to see what kind of design ideas they have for your home. Explore the beautiful driveway ideas photo gallery and find out exactly why Houzz is the best experience for home renovation and design.