Entry Facelift: Driveway Transformation in Menlo Park

"An entryway is like a business card," says garden designer Laurie Callaway. "It tells people something about you. Most of all, it should be inviting."

When Callaway redesigned Mary and Edward Solomon's Menlo Park front yard, a wide driveway and carport obscured the entry. She replaced asphalt with salt-finish concrete accented by slate bands matching the front porch slate. Rather than repave entirely, she left a long, narrow unpaved strip as a planting bed to visually separate the driveway from a new 30-foot entry walkway — generous enough for two people side by side. Sculptural, fragrant plants fill the bed. Night lighting guides guests. "I wanted visitors to know where to enter, but also to create beauty."

DESIGN: Laurie Callaway

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