Photo of a mid-sized traditional full sun front yard stone driveway in San Francisco.

This Mediterranean style landscape compliments the style of the home. The fountain in the motor court creates white noise that is reflected from the stucco walls of the house, covering any noise from the adjacent street. The infinity pool reflects the water of the bay. Fire bowls on either side of the pool provide ambience at night. Landscape lighting around the entire property enhances the fountain and palms and lights the way along the brick walkways. Emerald Coast Real Estate Photography

Photo of a mediterranean full sun concrete paver driveway in Los Angeles for summer.

Left side of driveway includes new Fond du Lac outcropping stone retaining wall and a variety of shrubs, perennials, and ornamental grasses. Westhauser Photography

Westphalen Photography
This is an example of a large farmhouse partial sun gravel driveway in Burlington.

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Photo of a large traditional full sun courtyard brick driveway in New York for spring.

This is an example of a mid-sized partial sun front yard concrete paver driveway in Orange County.

Jennifer Cheung
Photo of a large mediterranean full sun front yard gravel landscaping in Los Angeles.

Gated Driveway
Design ideas for a large mid-century modern full sun front yard concrete paver driveway in Los Angeles.

Inspiration for a modern full sun driveway in San Francisco.

Brick Paver Driveway After Cleaning, Installation Of Gray Polymeric Sand & Application Of Paver Gloss Sealer.
This is an example of a front yard brick driveway in Detroit.

This is an example of a large traditional full sun front yard driveway in Other.

Photo: Larry Kantor
Photo of a brick driveway in Phoenix.

This beautiful interwoven brick front walk is illuminated by two sizes of Swirls Path Lights leading to the front porch and a small sitting area. The landscape lights provide artistic garden sculpture by day and dramatic lighting for the front yard and pathway at night. Photo by Lyle Braund, Attraction Lights

Beautiful modern home in the hills of Lehi, Utah. Gorgeous views accented by tasteful modern design and details.
Inspiration for a mid-sized contemporary full sun front yard driveway in Salt Lake City.

A couple by the name of Claire and Dan Boyles commissioned Exterior Worlds to develop their back yard along the lines of a French Country garden design. They had recently designed and built a French Colonial style house. Claire had been very involved in the architectural design, and she communicated extensively her expectations for the landscape. The aesthetic we ultimately created for them was not a traditional French country garden per se, but instead was a variation on the symmetry, color, and sense of formality associated with this design. The most notable feature that we added to the estate was a custom swimming pool installed just to the rear of the home. It emphasized linearity, complimentary right angles, and it featured a luxury spa and pool fountain. We built the coping around the pool out of limestone, and we used concrete pavers to build the custom pool patio. We then added French pottery in various locations around the patio to balance the stonework against the look and structure of the home. We added a formal garden parallel to the pool to reflect its linear movement. Like most French country gardens, this design is bordered by sheered bushes and emphasizes straight lines, angles, and symmetry. One very interesting thing about this garden is that it is consist entirely of various shades of green, which lends itself well to the sense of a French estate. The garden is bordered by a taupe colored cedar fence that compliments the color of the stonework. Just around the corner from the back entrance to the house, there lies a double-door entrance to the master bedroom. This was an ideal place to build a small patio for the Boyles to use as a private seating area in the early mornings and evenings. We deviated slightly from strict linearity and symmetry by adding pavers that ran out like steps from the patio into the grass. We then planted boxwood hedges around the patio, which are common in French country garden design and combine an Old World sensibility with a morning garden setting. We then completed this portion of the project by adding rosemary and mondo grass as ground cover to the space between the patio, the corner of the house, and the back wall that frames the yard. This design is derivative of those found in morning gardens, and it provides the Boyles with a place where they can step directly from their bedroom into a private outdoor space and enjoy the early mornings and evenings. We further develop the sense of a morning garden seating area; we deviated slightly from the strict linear forms of the rest of the landscape by adding pavers that ran like steps from the patio and out into the grass. We also planted rosemary and mondo grass as ground cover to the space between the patio, the corner of the house, and the back wall that borders this portion of the yard. We then landscaped the front of the home with a continuing symmetry reminiscent of French country garden design. We wanted to establish a sense of grand entrance to the home, so we built a stone walkway that ran all the way from the sidewalk and then fanned out parallel to the covered porch that centers on the front door and large front windows of the house. To further develop the sense of a French country estate, we planted a small parterre garden that can be seen and enjoyed from the left side of the porch. On the other side of house, we built the Boyles a circular motorcourt around a large oak tree surrounded by lush San Augustine grass. We had to employ special tree preservation techniques to build above the root zone of the tree. The motorcourt was then treated with a concrete-acid finish that compliments the brick in the home. For the parking area, we used limestone gravel chips. French country garden design is traditionally viewed as a very formal style intended to fill a significant portion of a yard or landscape. The genius of the Boyles project lay not in strict adherence to tradition, but rather in adapting its basic principles to the architecture of the home and the geometry of the surrounding landscape. For more the 20 years Exterior Worlds has specialized in servicing many of Houston's fine neighborhoods.

This is an example of a mid-sized full sun backyard driveway in Kansas City.

Inspiration for a large modern full sun front yard concrete paver driveway in Portland.