Request Free Quote A gravel driveway perhaps remains the most relaxed and natural material for a driveway. Commonly on top of a sturdy asphalt base, gravel adds a color and sound unparalleled to reduce a car’s necessary influence onto a site. It’s not without maintenance devotion however, gravel moves and it especially relocates in the winter as shovels and plows go to work. Despite the material being problematic in our climate, gravel retains its unique aesthetic preference. Directly in view out the front door across the driveway is an entry gate leading into a garden. The boxwood will grow into an evergreen hedge with time to create a border. The gate’s placement is intentional, as a doorway into a garden mirroring the doorway into the home. Photographs by Linda Oyama Bryan