Angela Baker wrote:We are seriously considering removing half or all of our driveway (two cars wide x two cars deep) and expanding our front yard garden. The area was a flower garden five years ago when the previous owners changed it into a driveway. We would like to restore all or part of it to cultivation.
Does anyone have experience in - and advice for - the removal process? The process of restoring the area before planting?
Can anyone share experiences in cultivation of an area that was previously driveway? Dealing with compaction? What has grown well, what hasn't?
Thanks in advance.
I would say removing a driveway to make a garden is bad move. You state you are in Portland, you could be in a suburban rural area of Portland that has high growth. The removal of the driveway is going to significantly decrease your property assessment. The cost to put it back in very expensive. Even if you are in the house you are going to live in forever, I would not remove such an expensive fixture on your property.
