PORTFOLIO

Welcome to Century Garden’s portfolio section. This area is dedicated to highlighting a range of specific projects that illustrate the timeless style and value that Century Gardens strives to create for clients. As you browse through each project, take note of Century Garden’s artful melding of materials – plant, wood, stone, and water – to create rich, rustic, and functional environments.

• Private Residence - Lot’s of space and lot’s of style!

  • 18x18 cedar pavilion with fountain wall and brick footers
  • Complete outdoor kitchen and built-in grill from Alspaugh’s Ace Hardware
  • 1000 sq. ft. rock salt textured concrete with score cut border
  • 3 - tier Italian fountain with matching brick surround
  • Landscaping and lighting to complement
  • New driveway, irrigation, and drainage

• Private Residence  – Quality materials, great design, lot’s of usable space.
   
  • Perimeter seat wall constructed of matching house brick and mortar
  • Exposed aggregate patio with integrated drainage
  • Large scale serving bar with storage, sink, refrigerator, Mexican tile counter, and stone veneer
  • Modest landscaping

  

  

  

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• Private Residence – Extreme Landscape Makeover, Century Gardens edition!
   
  • 1000 square foot putting green and chipping green
  • 1800 square feet of exposed aggregate, brick paver, and flagstone patios
  • 300 feet of brick ledges with matching house brick
  • 20x10 water feature
  • Pathways, curbs, seat walls, integrated drainage
  • New plantings, terraced beds, irrigation, and landscape lighting

  

  

  

  

  

  

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• Private Residence – Outdoor living at it’s finest
   
  • 20x20 solid cedar pavilion with vaulted ceilings, lighting, and fans
  • Complete outdoor kitchen with appliances and storage
  • Audio/visual system with flat panel television
  • Gas fireplace with stone chimney
  • Stamped concrete patio
  • Mediterranean style landscape emphasized to attract pollinators
  • New irrigation, and lighting

  

   

  

  

  

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• Private Residence – A small space can be a great space!
   
  • 575 square foot stamped concrete patio
  • 12x12 cedar arbor
  • 35 feet of matching brick seat walls and a firepit

  

  

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• Private Residence – A new home with no landscaping transforms to a gardener’s delight
   
  • 12x16 cedar arbor
  • 550 square feet slate patio
  • Several trellises and an arched pergola
  • Raised perimeter beds with plants
  • Generous space for additional plantings
  • New irrigation, sod, and drainage
  • Art Deco vanishing pot water feature

  

  

  

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• Private Residence - A clean slate in back turns into a picture perfect garden
   
  • 670 square foot stamped concrete patio
  • 12x16 cedar arbor
  • 3-tier Italian fountain with 8’ surrounding pond
  • Large beds layered with native trees and shrubs
  • Functional and decorative drainage creek with cedar footbridge
  • New irrigation, sod, drainage

  

  

  

  

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• Humble Chamber of Commerce – Color and texture abound!
   
  • Donated landscape project in partnership with the City of Humble
  • Large, flowing beds
  • Lush plantings – many textures and colors

  

  

  

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• Private Residence - An old deck becomes a valuable addition
  
  - 1000 square feet of textured and score-cut concrete
  - 15 linear feet of matching brick seat wall
  - 18x14 solid cedar arbor with fans and electrical
  - More patio space than you can shake a stick at!

  

  

   

  

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• Private Residence - Texas Style New Construction
  
  - extensive retaining walls matching the house
  - elaborate multi-level back terrace with firepit
  - integrated lighting in step faces
  - drought tolerant planting selection
  - quoted on masonry quality as "better than the builder"

• Private Residence - Outdated Courtyard Gets Modern Update
  
  - broad, meandering stamped concrete pathways with seating areas
  - unusual and hard to find shade plants

• Private Residence - Our Signature Project
  
  - complete transormation of underutilized space to and outdoor living environment
  - stone textured stamped concrete patio
  - outdoor kitch island with Weber grill from Alspaugh's
  - Cedar fence with integrated two post arbor
  - Floating arbor between house and breezeway with ceiling fans

• Private Residence - BAM! How else do you describe this one?
  
  - Winner of the unofficial street-wide "best front yard landscape" competition
  - Matching brick bed retaining walls, seat walls, and wing walls
  - Traditional, Southern living style plant selection
  - Large wood deck above grade to preserve natural drainage patterns
  - Lighting systems throughout
  - Cedar arbor over new spa

• Private Residence - 1970's contemporary receives a facelift
  
  - 100' meandering retaining wall with cultured stone veneer and flagstone cap
  - Large flagstone landing at base of wall
  - Integrated drainage, lighting, and irrigation
  - Dense plantings of native cherry laurels, wax myrtles, and yauopon hollies

• Private Residence - Back Yard Mediterranean Escape!
  
  - 18x18 cedar pavilion with bar, front venting fireplace, and television
  - 8' Mediterranean palm fountain with surrounding seat walls and lighting
  - Extensive slate and dry set flagstone patios and walkways
  - Lush, Mediterranean influenced planting theme
  - Lighting, drainage, and irrigation throughout

• Private Residence - Back yard relaxation at it's best!
  
  - Removal of an old deck, arbor, and leaking pond
  - 800 square foot stamped concrete patio
  - 6' wrought iron fence with puppy bars
  - Curved radius outdoor kitchen with serving bar
  - 16x11 water feature with 10' stream
  - 18x14 cedar arbor with ceiling fans
  - Featured in The Houston Chronicle

• Private Residence - Large flagstone patio
  
  - 800 square feet of flagstone mortared in over concrete base
  - 20' curved seat wall with cap
  - Multi level elevations add interest
  - Integrated step and wall lighting