This a rubbish pic of what I was trying to explain above.
The stone table and chairs is the existing patio next to the house, the step down, ( which is being built as I type ), will take you down to the drive level, you will then have a line of porcelain slabs taking you either, into the garage or onto the drive, these will be surrounded by gravel.
The drive will then be pavers, probably a mixture of 3 or 5 different sizes, one main colour with maybe a double row border of a contrasting colour, there will then be a small sleeper surrounded garden area in the far corner, the idea is to break it all up a bit.
http://i.imgur.com/yA9BddR.jpg