the new front walk

I ventured out in my little green kayak the other day. This is not a view for pedestrians. Only fish & birds get this angle of our old stone home.

Any landlubber can step out of Grandma Jean's door to see this, though.

We are getting a new front walk, courtesy of the the bridge crew.

This sidewalk is new on two counts: fresh gravel, blacktop & stairs AND a new location! The previous sidewalk went from Grandma Jean's door along the front edge of the house, and ended on the main road. It was old & cracked.

The nice men smashed it up & carted it far away. I was not sad to see it go!

Since the bridge crew is ripping up our driveway & replacing it, they offered to do anything we wanted in the department of How to Get to the Front Door from the New Driveway.

I don't know why there was never a direct route before. But there is now!

I envision perennial beds fanning out from either side; bulbs, low flowering shrubs, and herbs.
Any specific suggestions would be welcome!