How to Design a Flower Bed for a Circular Driveway

Driveway flower bed

You have a circular driveway and in the middle is a small plot of dirt. Spruce up this spot with a new flower bed. With the large variety of plants, a flower bed in the middle of a circular driveway makes the area more appealing to you and your visitors.

Things You'll Need

• Small flowering plants
• Tall flowering plants
• Ground covering plants
• Rocks
• Landscape fabric
• Wood chips
• Rake
• Shovel
• Gloves
• Scissors
• Tape measure

Instructions

Instructions

1. Clear the area to be used of grass, rocks and weeds. Level the dirt.

2. 

   Measure the area and add approximately one foot all the way around. Cut the same size from the landscape fabric with the scissors. Lay the landscape fabric on top of the ground. This will help to keep the grass and weeds from growing back and lend a crisp look to the area.

3. 

   Place any size and shape of rocks around the perimeter of the area and on the top of the edge of the landscape fabric. This will give drivers an idea of where not to drive and make the area stand out from the driveway in the initial growing stage.

4. Lay the plants in a design that is preferable while they are still in the pots. This way the plants can be moved around to achieve the best results before planting. It is better to place the ground cover plants just inside the rocks, then the smaller growing plants, and then graduate sizes until the tallest plants are in the middle. This lends a more aesthetic look.

5. Cut a hole in the landscape fabric and dig a hole for each plant. Remove the plant from the holder and place plant in their respective holes. Cover the hole with the loose dirt.

6. 

   Scatter wood chips in between the plants until the landscape fabric is completely covered. Trim any excess fabric from the outside of the rocks. Water the plants well.

Tips & Warnings

• Mix and match colors or use variations of the same color. Add a small decorative tree to the middle of the flower bed.

References

• More Flower Bed Ideas