My driveway looks like your second pic except i have Mexican beach rocks between. Mine are poured in place concrete. What is so difficult about cleaning concrete? Curious, ours are just hosed off occasionally.

Good to know. I think it makes sense for a driveway but the stains in y concrete garage give me pause about using it for a patio. Porcelain is easier to clean, I'm told.

Guess you need a good weed-whacker to keep the grass from getting tufty. (And enough light to keep it from looking dead.)

Why not artificial turf between the pavers this looks great no actul upkeep. We did all fake grass on our pool deck and all our low decking around th house 2nd yea now and love it .

I was concerned that artifcial grass would look too fake in contrast to real grass, but maybe it's gotten more authentic since I last looked at it.

We have grass between pavers in a side path and it’s a huge pain. I don’t regret it as it looks good but it’s a hassle

I put a small patio in with fake grass spacers. It looks amazing. Make sure to get good quality fake grass.

I think if you live in a place where there are a lot of flavors of artificial grass available and installers get to do a lot of it so they're good at it (Florida, Arizona, California) then you have a good shot at getting what Patricia showed. The pic of the abomination I'm attaching was done by a high end landscape company at a multi-million dollar home outside DC. When you think about how fake grass is installed it makes sense that getting little pieces to look good is harder than, say, a putting green.

Just to add my personal bias re: fake grass, I don't love the idea of slapping down a petroleum product to smother the soil, especially one that has to be cleaned fastidiously if you have pets or your yard will smell like a kennel. At that point I would do contiguous pavement.

Thanks, I hadn't thought about cleaning it. I always prefer natural to fake anything. Sounds like both have their downsides. Maybe I'll go with stones?