A photo direct on from across the road that show your entrance might help to get you better answers.

Just a comment...what is the white basket like thing on the bottom of your mailbox? It looks like it is pulling your mailbox over enough that it is leaning. I would put the "thing" on the ground, straighten up your mailbox and maybe paint the pole a color...black, red or whatever you want. If you want to put annuals in the "thing" on the ground, that would look nice too but during a drought you would have to water it.

erinsean , the "white basket thing" is the end of a road barrier!

At many places, one might typically erect masonry monuments at each side of the drive that were several feet (6' or more) tall. In the 'back country' one might expect to see such monuments built by the homeowner, so they might be kind of crude. In the city, it would be more likely to see such things built by professional masons. Either way, a monument would represent a substantial effort or cost. Consider scaling down the idea to something less expensive, like fat, decorated posts flanking the drive. They would need to be tall and large enough that they were easy to see and visible from a distance. I don't think a small tree or bush is going to be effective because it would be more vegetation surrounded by a sea of vegetation (from the driver's perspective.) As inspiration, what comes to mind are the decorated gondola posts of Venice, Italy. They are distinctive enough to mark an entrance as a special landmark. You could come up with a simpler, less expensive solution based on that idea. Something simple would be easier to "read" from a car.

Thanks for the comments so far. I should mention that I'm just looking to do something on that spot as our driveway technically belongs to our neighbor: We use it via an easement. Our driveways are separated by small thuja green giants they planted. The driveway to their house is shorter of course and fancy with masonry and pavement. Therefore people don't notice our driveway as much. Yardvaark idea is good but I just don't think it would work for our driveway. I can't get a photo this weekend but I can try another time. I just want to make that one spot near the mailbox stand out more.

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I don't know if this helps, but my SIL had a driveway like yours. She put a wood carved bear by her mailbox. She would just tell people to turn in the driveway with the bear. You could do something like that. I live on a private road and people have a hard time finding us. I just had a sign made with the house number and an arrow.

You could add a section of white painted split rail fence on either side.

I'm sure they don't like having your visitors knocking their door any more than you do, so I would talk to them and say you are trying to resolve the problem. These split rails should last a long time but aren't too intrusive.

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Rather than try to make the space near the mailbox stand out, why don’t you make the mailbox stand out? Repair it so it’s straight, paint it a bright color, get more distinctive address numbers, affix a plaque above or below with your last name.

I agree with fraker. Your mailbox blends into the background. Do something to jazz it up, and make your house number more visible

I like the idea, above, of “framing” your drive with two short (they needn’t line your driveway ) l shaped fences, one of which can contain (in the bend of ) and new, refreshed mailbox. A plate with YOUR address could be affixed to the fence. Plant perennial road ( day) lilies (they will rapidly increase in #) in front of the fence on both sides. Mulch and weed this area so that it looks like a driveway entrance. You need to spend some time cultivating the area so that it appears to be the entrance to your home.

Add a few of the plantings that your neighbors have and then a mailbox with your home number and last name might help - or - something identifiable.

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I think that there are several things you could do that does not cost much to make your drive way stand out. I think the cheapest would be cut the grass on the mail box side of the drive. I don't know where the property line is on that side, but it looks like you could clear a triangle that would extend at least 50 feet down the road and up the driveway I would extend the mowing back into the trees as far as practical along the road and down the driveway to my house.

I would cut the brush around the trees on that side of the drive and make it look like it is a yard. Cut behind these trees so the trees stand out, If the ground is too rough for a mower and it is not possible to level,at least keep the weed cut back with a trimmer. (IF you encroach on city property I doubt if anyone will care since it is a swampy un-cared for area. It does not look like anything I recommended, would cause wet land problems with the EPA.)

Second I would do something about the mail box, Make it stand out. Even a name and nice number board would be an improvement. Move it about a foot or two beyond the end of the guardrail so it is obvious.

Once all of the weeds and mail box looks good I would plant some knockout roses, or other flower and plants around the mail box and in the newly cleared area behind it. May be a flowering tree.

After a few years and it still does not look right you could extend the curb from your neighbor up your drive way along the backside of their flower bed. (make it appear it may be yours.) Also you could put a pretty white fence in the back of the area you cleared on the mail box side of the drive

Oh, now that I see a front picture of your mailbox, I see the end of the road barrier. Looks like it would be hard for your mail carrier to put mail in your box. What would happen if you put your mailbox on the other side of your lane (neighbor side of the easement)? If you kept it neatly trimmed, I think it would look nice. Then the other side where the mailbox is now, will be more open to cleaning and mowing.

"Yardvaark idea is good but I just don't think it would work for our driveway." But you have no clue as to why you think that?

Typically, I offer concepts, not plans. In this concept, I'm saying that you need to mark your driveway with something tall, so it can be seen from an approaching car, and posts would be about as minimal as it gets. A nice touch would be to flank each side of the driveway, better indicating the destination. If that's too much, a single post is better than no post. And a decorative post is better than a repurposed, weathered farmyard post. But if the latter is the best that could be done, it is better than something low to the ground. A post merely sprayed with dayglo paint would actually be functional. I'm not suggesting gondola posts that are literally from Venice.

Forgot to mention, the bear thing is cute too! I appreciate ALL the opinions. Take care.