What Are Grass Pavers?
Grass or block pavers, or grow-through pavers—are an alternative to traditional asphalt that can be made from concrete or recycled plastic. The open cells in the paver system allow grass to grow through them making them eco-friendly. Applications include driveways, walkways, crossovers on medians, boat launching ramps, fire lanes, and even RV and boat parking lots.
Creative Grass Paver Driveway The example shown is the center strip of a fully functioning ribbon driveway which showcases a variety of succulents and thymes. Although a portion of the garden is necessarily hidden when the car is in residence and occasionally a flower will get decapitated when an auto pulls in, this complex assemblage of succulents provides a startling pop of beauty in a totally unexpected place!
Creative Grass Paver Driveway
The example shown is the center strip of a fully functioning ribbon driveway which showcases a variety of succulents and thymes. Although a portion of the garden is necessarily hidden when the car is in residence and occasionally a flower will get decapitated when an auto pulls in, this complex assemblage of succulents provides a startling pop of beauty in a totally unexpected place!
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What Are The Benefits?
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- Paver systems help to reduce stormwater runoff and filter out pollutants. Stormwater runoff on a regular pavement can pick up oil and other road pollutants and washes the toxic mess into rivers, bays, and streams.
- Pavers also absorb water, reducing or slowing down the water that races over the pavement in a rainstorm, preventing erosion.
- Grass pavers recharge groundwater. Those spots of grass allow rain to soak into the ground, putting it back into aquifers.
- Through the magic of transpiration, porous pavers will keep the air around your driveway cooler!
Many Shapes and Styles
Be creative. Paver designs come in many shapes and sizes. You can even create your own design.
How to Install
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#1 Stake out the area for your paver system. Make a phone call to 811. Often time homeowners make risky assumptions about whether or not they should get their utility lines marked, but every digging job requires a call – even “small” projects like a paver project.
#2 Clear the area of grass or other material and dig at least 6 inches or the height of the paver system. Make certain you allow at 2 inches or more for stone. This provides good drainage.
#3 Level and compact the area. This can be accomplished with any of the remaining soil that was removed.
#4 After the area is leveled add a layer of filter fabric and a 2″ layer of pea gravel for drainage.
#5 Install the grass paver system or any pattern design.
#6 Plant grass, thyme or other low plant material. Sod plugs work best if available.
