There is a wide choice of materials  to create your driveway and meet your needs. As a general rule it is better not to remove all the planting areas from a driveway area if possible as this will create a softer ,more pleasing to the eye driveway

Curved border in brett Alpha
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It is also Importan to choose a material that suits your property,same goes for the colour choice. As an example if your property is victorian or edwardian then the use of cobbled paviors will look the best and match the character of the property
 
 
 
 
 
 
As an alternative to plain straight borders you could always choose to have the planters curved.This  option creates a more interesting planter as can been seen by this example.
The use of bullnose kerbs can emphasise a planted area, bullnose kerbs usually come in 2 sizes ,either a lowkerb or a highkerb, example shown here is lowkerb 
 
You could choose to use  a selection of  different materials 
Brett Beta with crushed slate
 
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 There are many features that can be added to your driveway  
  Driveway borders can be enhanced with the use different blocks or blocks in different colours, again the possibilities are endless        
Omega charcol border