By Candice Klein – Waterdown, ON
Michael Fifield is certainly not your Average Joe! With twelve years of landscaping and outdoor design experience under his belt, it wouldn’t be a mistake to call him an expert in the field. Fifield started his career with Bowering
Gardens in 2004, and has called the award-winning company home ever since. Over the years, his position has changed from young apprentice to seasoned foreman, currently overseeing hardscape projects and working closely with new clientele to design stunning properties.
Bowering Gardens took root in St. John’s, Newfoundland in 2002, and was founded by the hardworking and kind Mark Bowering. When listening to Fifield talk about his experience with the company, it is evident that he and Bowering have grown close over the years. “Mark has been very good to me. When I first began in the industry, he taught me the ins and outs of stonework.” Aside from learning from the founder of the company, Fifield is a self-taught man with a passion for hard work and customer satisfaction. As the company has grown over the years, so have the projects. Bowering Gardens started out with a few men, and has since grown to a staff of fifteen. In turn, they have spent many seasons working on large properties and high-end projects.
As a child, Fifield enjoyed spending time fishing with his father and friends. Most of his days were spent outdoors, exploring the woods and roaming free. As a result of his innate love for the nature, he couldn’t imagine being confined to an office space or cooped up inside. Thus, he combined his passion for design, his keen eye for detail, and his love of nature, and has leveraged them all for a rewarding career.
Fifield is a family man who truly does everything he can to ensure the happiness of his wife and three children. He attributes much of his success to his wife who keeps him organized. “Without her, I’d be a total wreck,” he jokes playfully. When asked about his philosophy on work, he answers with an earnest chuckle, “I’m very picky about the quality of work. If you don’t do it right the first time, you’ll be doing it again. I try to make everything look magazine-quality.” Michael Fifield is truly an inspirational person. His philosophy on life is something to be admired. Kindness, love for his family, and his work are the driving forces in his life. When asked where he sees himself in five years, he replied, “I’d like to see my girls in a good place with a good education, and for my wife and I to be a bit better off. We’re a young family, we’ve only been married three years, and so everything is still new to us. I want to see my family grow old and strong together, continue to work at Bowering Gardens, and to see good things happen for the company.”
By Candice Klein – Waterdown, ON
