Paver Turf Strip Driveways in South Florida

Plain concrete driveways are quietly losing ground across South Florida’s nicer neighborhoods, replaced by a look that’s part hardscape, part landscape: pavers laid in ribbons or a checkerboard pattern with strips of artificial grass running between them. It’s called a paver and turf strip driveway, and it’s become one of the fastest ways to upgrade a home’s curb appeal without repouring the whole slab. If you’ve searched “turf between pavers” or “driveway turf ribbons,” here’s how the design actually works, what it costs, and where it holds up best.

What a paver and turf strip driveway actually is

The concept is simple: instead of solid pavers or solid concrete edge to edge, sections of synthetic grass run in strips, borders, or a grid between paver rows. The most common layout in Broward and Palm Beach driveways is two paver “wheel tracks” with a turf strip down the center — a nod to the classic ribbon driveway, modernized with artificial turf instead of patchy grass that never survived tire traffic anyway. Full checkerboard patterns and turf-framed parking pads are just as popular for wider driveways and motor courts.

The appeal is visual as much as practical. A driveway that’s all hardscape reads flat and utilitarian. Breaking it up with green turf strips gives it texture, softens the transition from house to street, and immediately looks more custom-designed than a contractor-grade slab.

Why homeowners are switching from grass joints or gravel

Real grass planted between pavers is the traditional version of this look, and it almost never survives. Tire weight compacts the soil, the grass thins out within a season, and homeowners end up mowing individual strips by hand or watching them die into bare dirt. Gravel joints solve the traffic problem but invite weeds and need regular refreshing. Artificial turf strips solve both: they take vehicle weight without dying, and because it’s engineered turf rather than live grass, there’s nothing to seed, root, or need weeding.

There’s a comfort upside too. A full paver driveway in direct Florida sun gets hot enough to notice barefoot by early afternoon. The turf ribbons run cooler and cut down on glare bouncing back at the house — a small thing that matters on a summer walk from the car.

What goes into the build

This isn’t decorative grass laid over dirt between the stones. Govorex builds a compacted, well-draining base under both the paver and turf sections so the whole driveway performs as one system, then sets pavers to the design pattern first before cutting and fitting turf strips precisely between them. Where the driveway will actually carry vehicles, we use a reinforced sub-base under the turf — the same approach we use for paver and turf strip installations generally, whether it’s a full driveway, a walkway, or a parking pad edge. Edges are sealed against shifting before infill goes into the turf sections.

What it costs

Paver material and labor vary by stone choice and footprint, so that part is quoted at your free on-site consultation. The synthetic turf portion follows Govorex’s standard rate: starting at $6.99 per square foot, fully installed, covering base prep, the turf itself, and cleanup. On a typical driveway where turf makes up roughly a third of the surface, that keeps the green portion of the project modest compared to an all-paver driveway of the same size — and like every Govorex project, it’s available with 50% down and 12 equal monthly payments at no interest, subject to approval.

Where this design fits best

We’re installing paver-and-turf driveways all along the affluent corridor from Fort Lauderdale north through Weston, Parkland, and Palm Beach Gardens — communities where modern architecture and strict HOA aesthetics both reward a driveway that looks intentional rather than default. It reads especially well on contemporary and Mediterranean homes alike, and it works just as well reducing a stark expanse of hardscape on a wide circular drive as it does dressing up a narrow single-car approach.

Getting your own design

Every driveway’s dimensions and traffic pattern are different, so the pattern — ribbons, checkerboard, or a turf-framed parking pad — gets designed around your actual footprint at a free on-site visit, with samples of both paver and turf in hand. If you’re also weighing whether your HOA will sign off, our HOA approval guide covers the paperwork boards typically want. Ready to see it on your own driveway? Start with the instant quote calculator for the turf portion, or book a free consultation and we’ll bring paver and turf samples to your door.