Before & After

Articles tagged with: entrance

Front entrance with existing diagonal path

Front entrance with existing diagonal path

 

Many houses are positioned on the site like this one; with the front door facing the road, a driveway along the side of the house, and a path leading diagonally from the drive to the front door. Whilst the latter may be the most practical and direct route to the front door, it does not relate to the shape of the house and disconnects the house from the front yard. Removing the original path and replacing it with one that consists of a series of connected L-shapes, is one solution. Another, less invasive option is to use planting design as a tool to link the house with its surroundings and with the existing path.

 

Smartening up a parking area

Smartening up a parking area

 

A parking space at the front of a property can be integrated with the rest of the front entrance to the section by bordering it with a landscape that includes elements or plants that are present elsewhere in the entrance area.