Residential Front Entry

The front entry is the first thing every visitor sees. This design replaced the existing approach with a paver walkway, framed it with layered plantings and permanent curbing, and added lighting so the entry reads as well at night as it does by day.

Key Features:

Hardscape:

• Paver walkway: a clear, welcoming path from the drive to the door
• Base preparation: set to stay level through the seasons
• Concrete curbing: permanent bed edges along the walk
• Materials: chosen to complement the home's exterior

Planting:

• Layered plantings on both sides of the entry.
• Palms as anchors, low plantings for the foreground.

Lighting:

• Path lighting along the walkway.
• Accent lighting on the palms and the entry.
• Safe steps and a welcoming glow after dark.

Result:

• Curb appeal from the street.
• A front entry that feels intentional.
• Designed, built and lit as one project.

The new walkway, plantings and lighting were planned as one entry — so the approach to this home now reads as clearly at night as it does in daylight.

How it came together:

Consultation and design:

• Site visit to plan the walkway line and planting layout.
• Design and proposal approved before work began.

Installation:

• Old approach removed, base prepared, pavers set.
• Curbing, plantings and irrigation installed.

Lighting and finish:

• Fixtures placed and aimed at dusk.
• Mulch, clean-up and final walk-through.
• Mulch, clean-up and final walk-through.