Comments on: Green driveways

By: GreenDriveway Girl

GreenDriveway Girl — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:10:03 +0000

Hello!
well you don’t need to travel so far to look at how an ecogrid product works. TerraFirm Enterprises is based out of Vancouver – and it provides a great grid system that is designed for parking – even multiple cars. It has an interlocking tab system and reinforced edges – so it can withstand cars turning on the area.

I know this is an old post but I was curious on if you ever ended up getting a green driveway?

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:53:32 +0000

I would like to make our drive way like that but my husband is worried that the grass will hold the moisture and rust out our vehicles faster.

Anyone know if this is a problem?

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:52:02 +0000

Drive ways used to be 2 lanes of concrete or gravel were the wheels travel and the rest of the space grass or any other low green ground cover.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Sun, 27 May 2007 18:07:46 +0000

Back from France now, and have an update to all of our questions.

Xris (Flatbush Gardener) had it right: This is really only suitable for overflow parking and vehicle access, such as emergency rights-of-way. One car, twice a day, would likely be too much for it. The other permeable pavement options, like gravel, would work just fine. It’s just the grass part I like…

MiniME – Welcome! Glad to meet a fellow Vancouver garden blogger :) I’m sure this would be the same as any other lawn – it would take watering in the summer to keep it green. But like lawns, left to go dormant in summer, it would come back fresh and green in fall.

John – not sure what type of panels you have in mind. I’d contact a company like Invisible Structures for advice.

By: John Williamson

John Williamson — Sat, 26 May 2007 21:41:12 +0000

Can I put down, on an existing lawn, panels to creat a driveway over the lawn without digging up the existing lawn?

By: MiniME

MiniME — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:09:52 +0000

Hi, just came across your blog, :D so glad to finally meet some gardener in vancouver.
This’s a nice idea to green up your driveway, but does it takes a lot to water them and keep them green? In summer time, Vancouver use about 40% of water to keep their lawn green, it seems a little bit much.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:48:46 +0000

Love this. Completely. And I’d like nothing better than to throw out the asphalt. But I might get some trouble from my boys for getting rid of their basketball court and my girls for getting rid of their chalk canvas. Maybe when the kids are gone . . .

By: Hayden

Hayden — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:55:44 +0000

I love it. Wonder how it would do with a single car, driven over it once, 2X a day at most……

I imagine that 2-3 car households would rip it up. But it might be ok for a 1 car household….

I’ll be watching to see if you get a response to your question.

By: jennifer Bullock

jennifer Bullock — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:11:54 +0000

i don’t like it, a tar and chip driveway would be nicer and would go with the theme

By: Andrea

Andrea — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 18:40:10 +0000

Hi Chigiy! Thanks for visiting – and for your very kind words.

Xris – I wondered about that too. Most of the featured projects on Invisible Structures’ website were of emergency lanes, overflow parking, etc. I’ve written to them to find out how this would apply to daily-use situations such as driveways. Very curious indeed…