How to Landscape a Semicircle Driveway

Use an edger to create a crisp line separating the driveway from the grassy areas on both sides. You can use either a mechanical or manual edger, as both will create the same crisp line you desire.

Create a trough for decorative bricks by using a shovel to remove the top layer of dirt. Make your tough as wide and deep as the brick. Place bricks in this trough and add sand around them, using the sand as a mortar of sorts to keep your edging in place.

Remove the sod if necessary and hoe the ground directly in front of your home and adjacent to the driveway to prepare it for planting. Make these additions both where the front of the house meets the driveway and on the side of the driveway opposite the house. Place bushes in the portion of the newly created flowerbed closest to the house and place flowers of various hues in the portions closer to the driveway. Arrange you plantings so the taller plants sit in the back, farthest from the driveway, and the shorter sit in the front. Add topsoil as necessary.

Add some trees in the circular area separated from the house by the driveway. Take care to place any trees you plant far from the driveway, ensuring that the roots of the trees don't cause your driveway to crumble. To determine how far from the driveway you must plant your trees to prevent the roots from impacting the driveway, determine the mature height of the tree. If the mature height is 30 feet or less, you need only plant out 3 to 4 feet from the driveway. If the expected mature height is between 30 and 50 feet, plant your tree 5 to 6 feet from the driveway. Also avoid shallow-rooted trees, such as red maples or ash, altogether, opting instead for ornamental such as the Bradford pear tree.