Danée Lambourne’s Every-Step-Of-The-Way Blueprint For Client-Contractor Harmony Creates Tranquil Landscapes Both Literally And Figuratively
VICTORIA – Danée Lambourne intends to be a catalyst in changing the way people view the landscaping industry.
Danée Lambourne has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing and Entrepreneurship from Camosun College, and earned a Horticulture Tech and Design certificate from the Horticulture Centre of the Pacific
In 2005 she launched Inventing Eden. The largely female team focused on therapeutic and restorative garden projects, growing edible and medicinal plants, using sustainable land practices, and more. A five-year hiatus after a severe skiing injury in 2012 afforded Danée an opportunity to steep herself in project management, working with both web and brand agencies during her recovery. By the time she returned to landscaping, Danée had a vision for something different.
In 2019, Danée founded Eden Projects alongside her original flagship.
Explains Danée, “Hiring Eden projects, clients quickly learn they’re working with professionals who’ve walked in their shoes. I work with contractors early in the bidding process to ensure design integrity and quality of materials used. We’re on the ground with the contractors as both project manager, designer and foreman, not to impose, but advocating for everyone’s success.”
Rather than simply operate as an installer, Eden Projects folds in the service of a management or mediation firm.
Eden Projects creates striking, functional outdoor spaces often consisting of medicinal, sustainable and even edible plants, all designed to improve the quality of life of the client
“A project starts with us by the client’s side, going out to tender under our guidance,” Danée elaborates. “Contractors run with us there to advocate, translate and document changes and progress, freeing them to focus on the work. This process builds trust and camaraderie between our team, contractors and clients.”
This novel approach allows Eden Projects to do what it does best; create breathtaking outdoor spaces that improve the quality of life of their owners, the process of getting there being uniquely painless for everyone involved. It is a blueprint that Danée hopes will pique the interest of both industry professionals and potential customers.
“I see what we do as a sort of product,” notes Danée.
Her clientele list quickly growing, Eden Projects is indeed a product changing the landscape, in more ways than one.
