Hi capewillard,
I thought of you and your previous post on fertilizing evergreens when I received (very quickly I might add) my soil testing results back from UMass. They were very specific on what fertilizer for what plant and recommended amounts. If you have not done this I would suggest you take the time to do it. Claire has a link to the site that I will bump up to the top of the forum for you.
Now to the discussion of driveway material, the neighbors on either side of me have gravel driveways one has the small round pea stone that I agree will get caught in truck treads and the other has a much larger (and less expensive stone). I would strongly suggest you avoid the larger stone for the following reasons;
1. EXTREMELY NOISY - I happen to like the sound of a car rolling down a stone drive but the large stone is deafening.
2. Larger stone flies around like crazy and are weapons to any one standing anywhere near by.
3. When this spills into your lawn area which it will you now have added another chore of raking the stone before you mow.
4. Forget about walking to the truck bare foot.
I know what you mean about the scallop shell drive being very white but I have noticed that the drives that have a raised center grass strip aren't quite as glaring. Take your time with this one and be sure your happy with what you decide. kt