'My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them.'

                                                                                                  - Mitch Hedberg
 

The Company

Liquid Landscape Designs, Inc. is a New England-based company that specializes in the residential and commercial aquatic-landscape (aquascape) industry. With ties in the national water garden market, LLD provides the best possible services through the use of only top quality products without the marriage to one specific product manufacturing company.

Our Mission: To create the most stunning and visually appealing water features on the market, to provide  only the very best professional services while focusing intently upon client education, to promote awareness and encourage enthusiasm within this water-based hobby and industry; and promote healthy Earth practices.

As part of our committment to responsible Earth practices, it gives us great pleasure to report that most of the products that we use in our maintenance programs are all natural and are completely safe for the environment and all those who come to enjoy it.




The Staff

Jay Bearfield

Jay Bearfield is the founder and lead designer of Liquid Landscape Designs. An avid outdoorsman, Jay is constantly looking to incorporate natural water aspects, as found in his natural excursions, into all of his created water designs.

A former United States Marine, he has learned acute attention to detail, leadership, discipline and a strong work ethic. It was through that experience that first exposed him to the world of water gardening, seeing the work of the masters throughout Japan while stationed there for the period of a year. Touring the various city gardens and imperial palaces was what gave him the itch, an itch which he has fostered into what he now affectionately refers to as an addiction.

Since leaving the service in 1999, Jay has been consistently involved in various aspects of the gardening/aquascape industry. Spending the first years as foreman for a landscape construction outfit based in Sudbury, MA, he first began to perfect his pond construction techniques. From 2001- 2006, he was Regional Water Garden Manager for Mahoney’s Garden Centers, MA, handling all buying, new product selection and overseeing all aquatic sales for 5 locations. He was also instrumental in the creation of Mahoney’s aquatic plant propagation program located at one of the satellite locations. He has attended many seminars and discussions pertaining to water gardening and received formal training through UMASS on pesticides and plant pathology.

Jay is a Certified Professional Pond Contractor (CPPC) with the International Professional Pond Contractors Association (IPPCA) and an active member with the Associated Koi Clubs of America (AKCA).  He actively teaches seminars on varying topics, to include organics and various water feature design topics, and has been a featured guest on Paul Parents syndicated garden radio program as well as on WRKO/Boston with Jim Zoppo. In 2008, Jay has been invited to teach at the New England School of Gardening at Tower Hill, teaching a comprehensive 13 week course on water features beginning mid-April. In addition, he is an online forum moderator, resident expert and Steering Committee member for a grassroots professional service organization, called The Underground, which provides a source for sound information to landscape and design professionals within the green industry throughout the New England area.

Mike Gudejko

Mike Gudejko is the Foreman/ Project Manager for Liquid Landscape Designs, overseeing the crews and project production. A natural stone artisan, Mike's keen eye and attention to detail are key to much of the company's project successes. Naturally a creative person, he adds another fresh dimension to each job site and has the unique ability to picture a project before it's even started.

Donny Mulligan

New to Liquid Landscape Designs this past '07 season, Donny will begin the '08 season as the new full-time Maintenance Division Foreman. Being forced to wear many hats with this new position, you can expect to see Donny running around servicing accounts, delivering plants and fish, as well as helping us out on many of our installations. His enthusiasm, hardwork and eye for detail will be a welcome change to our company's dynamics this Spring!