Driveway Paving · McLean, VA

Asphalt Driveway with Paver Border

A long asphalt drive finished with a tan paver soldier course along its edge, separating the paving from the planting beds.

Freshly laid asphalt driveway edged with a tan paver border, running past clipped shrubs at a McLean home — Asphalt Driveway with Paver Border, McLean, VA

Service: Driveway Paving
Material: Asphalt with paver edging
Location: McLean, VA

What the job involved

Long asphalt drive laid and compacted
Tan paver soldier course run the length of the edge
Clean separation held between the paving and the planting beds

Asphalt on its own gives you a clean surface and a soft edge. The paver border is what turns it into a finished piece of hardscape; it holds the asphalt edge from crumbling under a tyre that strays, and it draws a deliberate line between the drive and the beds instead of letting mulch and blacktop meet in a ragged seam.

On a run this long the border also does something for the eye: it follows the curve and makes the length feel intentional. The alternative, an unedged strip of asphalt disappearing between the shrubs, reads as utility rather than as part of the property.