Eden Design Blog

Expert Tip: Using Contrast in the Garden

Lydia Kiezebrink, June 3 2022

One of the easiest ways to add impact and drama to your garden is to use the design principle of contrast. Contrast is the practice of putting things that are disparate next to one another so that the attributes of each are heightened. Contrast creates design tension, drawing our attention and making us take notice. The plant attributes...

Landscape Design

Trees for the Home Landscape

Eden Design, March 4 2022

Nature has a way of invigorating, inspiring and evoking serenity and tranquility. As landscape designers we try to bring these qualities to our projects, and trees are the most invaluable tool nature has to offer us. They can provide privacy, create intimacy, soften hard lines, ground architecture and bring structures into scale. It's...

Landscape Design

Expert Do's and Don'ts of Garden Design

Lydia Kiezebrink, September 3 2021

With the growing season as short as it is here in Ottawa, we sometimes feel it's a race to get our gardens looking their best. Every spring, we eagerly visit garden centers and come back with a collection of new favourite plants, get them in the ground and await to be awestruck by their display. Why is it then, that we are often disappointed by...

Landscape Design

Tips for the Low Maintenance Garden

Eden Design, May 7 2021

Of all the requirements we get asked to fulfill, the request for the low maintenance garden is by far the most common. Plants, however, are living, growing, changing things that do not remain static. So, is the quest to control nature futile? Should we throw in the towel and accept a jungle aesthetic? Here are some tips to help manage the...

Interior Design

Boho Style Done Right

Eden Design, February 5 2021

This unconventional, eclectic, energetic, personal and relaxed look seems to be everywhere. Spaces with Boho style often showcase vintage, up-cycled and inexpensive furnishings and the look seems to encourage creativity, free-thinking and contemplation. It’s no wonder this look has such mass

Interior Design

Architectural Detail for Modern Spaces

Eden Design, December 4 2020

Architectural detail, for many, is synonymous with traditional design. Wainscoting, wall panelling, tray ceilings, crown moulding, baseboard, door and window trim are some of the most common types architectural detail. So, with the huge trend towards modern style, is this type of millwork detailing soon to be a thing of the

Interior Design

Spotlight on The Etagere

Eden Design, September 5 2020

Etagere is a French word that refers to an open bookshelf. It was popularized in the late 18th century in France, crafted as a lightweight, freestanding set of open shelves used to display small, decorative objects, or objets, to use the French term. We love the elegance and lightness of the étagere. It lacks the heavy visual weight of a...

Interior Design

Spring 2020 Trends We're Loving

Eden Design, June 3 2020

Spring is in the air, and we couldn’t be readier for it! The ongoing pandemic has forced us all to the confines of our homes so I imagine there’s been a lot of sorting, purging and contemplation going on as people scrutinize their abodes. It’s been an opportunity for us to take stock of what is and isn’t working in our homes, what we have...