For those customers who want to take better advantage of his extensive horticultural knowledge, Bauer provides a custom gardening service, assessing what needs to be done at each weekly visit. Modern and well-maintained equipment allows him to work as efficiently as possible. While it has been many years since he has been on the federal government's payroll, the many agencies that are integral to the nation's capital city have made up a large part of Jim Bauer Landscape and Garden Maintenance's client list over the years. Various embassy properties, the Canadian Labour Congress, the Research Division of the Experimental Farms, the Canadian Bank Note Company and countless more have all benefited from his horticultural expertise. More recently, the high-tech sector accounts for a large percentage of the company's work.
Snow plowing is also an important part of the company's annual sales.
You know there's always going to be a lot of snow. Thanks to snow plowing contracts, Jim Bauer Landscape and Garden Maintenance has never had to dip into summer profits or go to the bank to keep going through the winter, he adds. With no one to whom he can delegate work, Bauer is busy year round, but he has always found the time to support trade association activities. Now one of the oldest licensed spray applicators in the province, Bauer was also a founding member of the association's very successful annual Pesticide Symposium. For the most part, he is enthusiastic about the changes to the industry witnessed over the years.