Project details
- Location
- Carlsbad, San Diego County
- Project type
- Hardscape
- Primary trade
- Paver Installation
- Features
- Driveway
- Planting
- Screening trees & hedges
- Scope
- Driveway and paved vehicle court
The goal
Give the broad vehicle approach a cohesive paving pattern and clear edges where it meets the house wall and curved hedge.
Design & construction approach
Dark border bands trace the edges, while a white wall and tall clipped hedge frame opposite sides of the approach.
The finished result
Its pale tones contrast with the dark border and dense greenery, emphasizing the driveway's curved edge.
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Materials & planting
- Light-gray concrete pavers
- Dark border pavers
- White rendered walls
- Rectangular wall lights
- Clipped hedge
- Slope planting
Trades used on this build
The build was led by our paver installation crew, with support from hardscape contractors, landscape planting & garden design and landscape lighting. Every trade is in-house.
Building in Carlsbad
Design and construction are both in-house, so grading, drainage, masonry, planting and lighting are solved together. Licensed C-27 Landscape Contractor — CSLB License #1159370.
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