When hired to prepare a landscape master plan for a residence in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, we started with a new concept for the driveway. During the concept design we explored a number of different options. One of the first elements studied was the layout and geometrics of the driveway. The existing drive approached the house head-on creating a long fairly straight and uninteresting drive terminating with the garage doors at its end. To improve the views and create curiosity for this approach we removed a section of the existing drive and created a large planting berm. This new berm screened the view of the house and more importantly the garage. We then introduced a gentle curve with a turn-around establishing a new angle of approach and a much improved view to the house. The garage was no longer the primary focal point.

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