Driveways

The front of the house needed a lift and the old uneven cement driveway was a trip hazard - so last winter we decided to install a new driveway. At the local garden centre we picked up the fridge magnet of Kev the paver. Kev gave us a quote and showed us an impressive album containing pictures of his work and with very little other market research we engaged his services.

We chose baked clay pavers called 'peppercorn' which are a cement colour but with a subtle green tinge and brown highlights. These matched the tones of the house, blended in with the garden and are not glaringly bright in the sunlight. Our first choice was burnt red, the same colour that we had chosen for the vegetable garden path. Kev saved us from an overpowering red superhighway by advising against it. There is no doubt about it - I'm thankful for the more muted tones of the peppercorn tiles.