Wow! We forgot to post in June.

Sorry about that .... we were so busy filling orders and getting them shipped that we were unable to blog about Rittenhouse for the entire month of June.

So, here are a few updates.

We have continued to expand our online presence during the last 4 weeks. Launching 3 new websites for specific niches. This will help people finding specific product groups without having to wade through the enormous Rittenhouse website. Using technology supplied by Amazon for a shopping cart and credit card clearing, these sites are sure to be a success.

The first one is called Theft Deterrents. Which features a few dozen products from the Rittenhouse line up that are for preventing thieves from stealing your mobile equipment, water, outdoor furniture, gasoline, construction equipment ... and many more items. These theft deterrents are mostly meant to slow down thieves or in many cases foil them from taking your stuff or the property of your company.

We love animals and birds. But sometimes a bird can be destructive and can nest or roost in a place that is annoying or damaging. Rather that hurt the birds or kill the birds these tiems will just scare them off and get them to go elsewhere. Take a look at Just Bird Control and start getting those winged critters off of your pond, roof, boat or garden and back into the trees where they are supposed to be.

At Rittenhouse we sell miles and miles of hose. Hoses for spraying equipment, industrial applications, watering, pressure washing or a thousand other applications. Watering hoses are a huge seller for Rittenhouse. So we have built a website that focuses on garden hose, soaker hose and indoor watering.

We plan on adding more websites over the next several weeks. Splintering off different sections of the main Rittenhouse website into their own micro websites for easy ordering. The pricing is normally the same between the Rittenhouse site and the newer focuses websites.

Father's Day Gift Ideas

Ok, so not sure who all bought presents for their mommy for Mother's Day but it is almost time to think about dad as Father's Day is quickly approaching. June 15th is the day, so mark it down and maybe you should consider buying something now so you don't have to run out last minute and end up getting something he won't like. Does your dad like to play games while enjoying a cold one outside?? If so how about some of the great outdoor giant games we have right here at Rittenhouse. You can choose from the Giant Chess Game, Giant Quoits which is a really neat game of skill. Try the Giant Tower game which is like Jenga. Maybe your dad likes golf, the golf ball washer is a really neat addition to any yard. If your dad does not like games how about a few neat tools. We have the Fusion 9 Multi Tool by Corona or how about the 22" Machete, not an item to walk down the street with but great for clearing brush or harvesting crops. If Dad hates weeds in his yard or garden he could try the new Electro Weeder

Calling all Canadian Garden Centres

Rittenhouse is pleased to announce the completely revamped Backyard Dreams website. Formerly, the Backyard Dreams website was a start page for Rittenhouse, ATPonds watergarden superstore and Rock Valley Natural Stone.

Anyways, we have launched an internet directory for Canadian consumers to find a nearby garden centre. It will be a very large website when it is completed. If you have a garden centre and you are located in Canada, it is absolutely free. Just logon and click the sign up button and enter your information. It will help new customers find you!

Check it out at Garden Centre Directory

Now, to watch the Masters on CBS, Go Tiger!

Organic Gardening and Turf Care

Press Release

ST.CATHARINES – As the 2008 growing season fast approaches, the demand for organics solutions is growing just as quickly. Municipalities and consumers alike are demanding alternatives to synthetic chemicals for turf and garden maintenance. As a response to those demands, Rittenhouse is proud to introduce an organic care section at www.rittenhouse.ca. Once there, customers and professionals will find garden tools and accessories specifically designed for organic practices.

Rittenhouse carries organic products for nearly every aspect of lawn and garden care, from composting to weed and insect control. Some unique products include organic fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides. There is even a selection of bird control products as well slug control. Rittenhouse also features a number of garden tools that are perfect for the organic gardener. Tools for weeding and a dedicated section for compost tools and accessories to name a couple. There are sure to be plenty of items that the organic gardener or professional will appreciate and surely require as apart of their eco-friendly program.

Of course Rittenhouse isn’t stopping with just their current selection of organic products. The company is always on the lookout for new and innovative products that will satisfy the growing number of professionals and consumers who are becoming environmentally aware. Rittenhouse has even developed its own products for use with organic materials. For instance, the Pestjet Gun, which was designed for professionals and can apply nematodes and horticultural vinegars. No doubt this will be a significant year for organics and Rittenhouse is striving to provide the best and most unique products on the market.

Chapin Slide Sprayer

New Product! (s)

We have added a new supplier to round out our backpack and hand sprayer line, Chapin Manufacturing. They are a long established company, located not very far from us in Batavia New York.

We have added a few products in time for the spring rush. The Slide Sprayer, model 6002, which is similar the the Trombone Sprayer that we have been selling for a decade. The Slide Sprayer is a little heavier construction and is very useful for the home owner who needs to spray high up in trees. This sprayer is also useful to spray cleaning solutions on the sides of buildings.

Here is the Chapin Slide Sprayer

Root Feeding, Walnut Trail & Jeff Healey

Two issues that I would like to discuss today, one a new lower price for a long standing product and the announcement that a new site is up and running and ready to take orders.

The Webster Deep Root Feeder has been a Rittenhouse product for as long as I have been working here. It is a gas powered root feeder that places granular product in the root zone of trees. This machine is really only for professional landscapers but occasionally we get property owners who prefer to feed their own trees as opposed to bringing in arborists or landscapers to take care of their trees. We are now offering a lower price for the Webster Deep Root Feeder. We have lowered the price by about a $100.00, just in time for spring!

Walnut Trail is a brand new eccomerce website. It is chock full of products for your home and garden with the emphasis on stlye. Take a look at the site here:

Walnut Trail

There will be new products added to the Walnut Trail website frequently, so bookmark it.

Meanwhile, we are saddened by the untimely death of Jeff Healey, a Canadian musical icon who tragically lost his life long battle with cancer yesterday in Toronto. If you have had the pleasure to seeing him play, you will understand what a loss this is for the Canadian music scene. Here is a video from the 1980's to remember Jeff Healey, Angel Eyes.

RIP Jeff Healey