Also, I'm zone 7b/8

Your driveways must be side by side if he is using yours to move a trailer. If your neighbor is going to drive over daylilies, what is going to stop him from driving over any other kind plant?

The truth of the matter is, in any battle between cars and the landscape, cars always win. Plants may not be the solution.

Two plants you could consider anyway are Creeping Juniper, Juniperus conferta and Trailing Lantana, Lantana montevidensis. Both may even handle light trailer traffic.

Yep. Rocks. The kind that have to be delivered and set in place by a backhoe. I think I’ve read somewhere that 1/3 of the rock should be underground, so if you got 6’ tall rocks, they’d serve your purpose well.

I agree 100% with floral. And the Indian hawthorn will only be of marginal hardiness in your climate anyway.

Indian Hawthorne is not native to the U.S. I agree with a couple of good-sized boulders partially buried so they look natural and then a couple of native shrubs or trees on either side of the driveway (back far enough that they would not be a problem for cars hitting branches as they grow).

ETA: when choosing natives (such an important choice to make), be sure to get the species if possible and not a cultivar, or go to the website for Mt. Cuba in Delaware-they do lots of trials with plants to determine which are best for insects/pollinators. I will put in a plug for Dr. Doug Tallamy and his books and lectures.

How wide is the strip that is your property?

I agree with a few boulders if you can manage that — but then if you want it to look nice you need to arrange a few “ artistically “ to still allow some plants.
I hesitate a bit on nandinas, some varieties of which are more invasive than they say, but some very new dwarf nandinas might work. Also newest varieties to small lorepetalums. Both will grow in your climate and tolerate afternoon sun.
For small junipers I like “Nana” which is prettier than Blue Rug. All these are shrubs a and not true groundcover, though. For filling in gaps, some clumping liriopes can work.
Will you be able to mulch for weed control?

Boulders are a wonderful idea. Here’s a few pics for inspiration.

I like the boulder idea. Where do you find these? I would not need many, but just have to block off an area before the tree wide enough for his trailer, a car, etc.

The problem is that he moved in and decided to start a mini auto repair business. So his driveway is full of cars and doesn’t move them and thinks it’s ok to use my property to move the trailer that he shouldn’t have parked there anyway. I won’t mention my HOA that doesn’t seem to care. But if my grass is too tall….. He has said, “Sure no problem” about other things, but then says “My buddy…..”

I realize the plant I showed isn’t native. I said I’d prefer native, but that one seemed to be drought tolerant so…..

There isn’t tons of space between houses. It’s a triangular area so maybe 3 ft at the driveway base to around 10-20 feet at the top. Thankfully more between the houses past the drive. I can’t put fencing, but boulders like the photos don’t look bad and I doubt the HOA would have a problem with those….especially near the tree.

i don’t know where in the world you live. Are you urban? Suburban?

I live in Missouri where there are rock quarries here and there. And landscape businesses. Surely there are landscapers of some type near you.

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