This soft, pastel planting along a driveway draws influence from cottage gardens, although its plant palette was driven largely by voracious deer. This garden was featured in the March/April 2013 issue of Fine Gardening and pictured in the May 2012 issue of Sunset. See more photos of this garden at our website, mosaic-gardens.com. photo: Buell Steelman, Mosaic Gardens

Concrete driveway with grass strip up the middle leading to the double curved cedar gates into the rear yard.
Inspiration for a large traditional side yard driveway in Toronto.

We completely renovated a simple low-lying house for a university family by opening the back side with large windows and a wrap-around patio. The kitchen counter extends to the exterior, enhancing the sense of openness to the outside. Large overhanging soffits and horizontal cedar siding keep the house from overpowering the view and help it settle into the landscape. An expansive maple floor and white ceiling reinforce the horizontal sense of space. Phil Bond Photography

Large modern courtyard partial sun driveway in Tampa with a water feature and concrete pavers for summer.

Design ideas for a mid-sized modern front yard partial sun driveway for summer in Tampa with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Inspiration for a large modern front yard partial sun driveway for spring in Tampa with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Charles McClure Professional Site Planning - Santa Barbara, California
Design ideas for a large tropical front yard partial sun driveway in Santa Barbara with concrete pavers.

Photography by Bret Gum
Mid-sized modern front yard full sun driveway in Orange County with concrete pavers.

This is an example of a large modern front yard full sun driveway for spring in Tampa with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Photo of a large modern front yard partial sun driveway for spring in Tampa with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Large modern front yard partial sun driveway in Tampa with a garden path and concrete pavers for spring.

Design ideas for a large modern front yard partial sun driveway for summer in Tampa with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Design ideas for a large contemporary front yard partial sun driveway in Los Angeles with mulch.

Photo of a contemporary side yard garden in Orange County.

Photo of a large asian front yard driveway in Santa Barbara with gravel.

Inspiration for a mid-sized traditional front yard partial sun driveway for summer in Birmingham with a retaining wall and concrete pavers.

Charles McClure Professional Site Planning - Santa Barbara, California
This is an example of a large tropical front yard partial sun driveway in Santa Barbara with concrete pavers.

This is an example of a large modern front yard partial sun driveway for spring in Tampa with a garden path and concrete pavers.

Brian Vanden Brink
Photo of a traditional two-storey exterior in Boston with wood siding.