modify the hedge on the left side of the parking area replace the uniform hedge with a mixed informal shrub border composed of several different species with varying heights textures and foliage colors the overall mass should reach approximately 1 20m at its tallest points but with significant variation some shrubs taller some lower creating an irregular natural silhouette suggested mix of species to represent viburnum rounded dark green foliage white flower clusters rosemary thin silvery green needles upright or sprawling habit lavender grey green compact with purple flower spikes pittosporum or escallonia glossy leaves denser texture one or two taller shrubs pushing above the general mass e g a young photinia with red tipped new growth at the base of the shrubs add a naturalistic ground layer with low flowering plants white alyssum small purple or pink hardy geraniums a few wild strawberry leaves scattered self seeded annuals the ground between shrubs should show some bare soil or leaf litter not grass the overall feel should be an established cottage style mixed border slightly wild with layered planting not a clipped hedge not a freshly planted row each shrub should read as an individual plant with its own shape and character correction shrub border placement the mixed shrub border must be placed on the left side of the parking slab not the right to clarify when facing the house from the street the shrub border should be on the left edge of the driveway between the parking area and the lawn on that side the right side of the driveway should remain unchanged do not add any vegetation there remove any vegetation added on the right side of the driveway in the previous version all other characteristics of the mixed shrub border remain identical species mix varying heights cottage style flowering ground layer irregular silhouette max 1 20m the mixed shrub border on the left side of the driveway must stop at the edge of the paved stone parking slab it should not extend beyond or in front of the stone paving area to clarify the extent the shrub border runs along the left edge of the driveway only alongside the gravel zone from the street edge up to where the gravel meets the stone slab once the stone paving begins the area directly under and around the car the shrub border stops no vegetation should encroach on or overlap with the stone paving area all other characteristics remain identical species mix varying heights cottage style flowering ground layer irregular silhouette max 1 20m do not change anything else
