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The brick alcoves that flank the driveway are filled with lush plantings that will add color, texture and variety to the area. The plants used here are suited for a southern climate. To find plants suited to your location and climate, check your local nurseries, garden centers and DIYnetwork.com. The following plants were used:
- Silver dragon lilyturf (Liriope Spicata 'Silver Dragon'), a mounding plant with variegated leaves and small purple blooms. The soft green color will be a nice accent against the darker greens in the bed.
- Pink spice cranesbill (Geranium 'Pink Spice') (figure A) is used in the front of one of the beds, and has small pink blooms that peak out around the plant.
- Chantilly lace hydrangea (Hydrangea Paniculata 'Chantilly Lace') (figure B), which has bold cluster flowers with petal flowers on the edges.
- Tasmanian tree fern (Dicksonia Antarctica), which has lacy fronds that branch out from a sturdy main stalk. It can eventually reach 6 to 7 feet in height. They are used in the back of the beds.
Sizzling pink fringe flower (Loropetalum Chinense 'Sizzling Pink') (figure C), which has burgundy foliage with pink flowers.Johnson's blue cranesbill (Geranium X 'Johnson's Blue') (figure D), with its electric blue blooms, is used as a border plant.Holly fern (Cyrtomium Falcatum 'Rochfordianum') (figure E), a hardy fern, usually green house grown. When planted in the garden it will sometimes burn a little bit until acclimated.
Wilson's anemone clematis (Clematis Montana 'Wilsonii') (figure F), will dress up the wall and brighten the corner. There are over 400 wild varieties of clematis, which are hardy and thrive in most situations.Sweet alyssum (Lobularia Maritima) (figure G) with its white blooms is used as a border edging plant in front of the brick border. It will stay nice and tight along the wall, and as an added bonus, has a fragrance that smells like honey.
A licensed electrician is brought in to wire the walls for lighting, and when completed, the old hard driveway space is now a beautiful, functional greenscape, accented with plants and soft lighting (figure H).
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