This is what was there before:
Stupid useless wall. Unfortunately under it was a footing, so removing that damaged the asphalt a bit. I'll cut a straight line on Friday.
The concrete all the way to the front door had crumbled, and there were narrow uneven steps. So this was my "blank slate"
This section is where I am doing pavers, down to the street. The city wouldn't let me make my driveway any wider with asphalt or cement, but "non-permanent" pavers are fine. Ugh. whatever. So the benefit of this is I will be able to get one vehicle past the other as the driveway is long, and we are always doing the shuffle. Which sucks.
You can see one of the slate coloured pavers in the bottom left. To the left of the pavers I'll be doing an edging with these:
The cleared slope are is still a little uncertain, but it will be planted with perennials. I may leave it sloped or do multi-terraced beds. Probably a bit of both. I'll see what it is looking like once the pavers are in. That stage may take awhile as I've got a vacation coming up, so it might be delayed until mid-July.