St. Catherines, ON August 15, 2008 -- Rittenhouse has launched its second directory designed specifically for Green Industry professionals in the United States. Rittenhouse, based in Canada, developed its first Green Industry professional directory for the Canadian market in early 2008. Just like the companies servicing the Green Industry market place in Canada, their US counterparts can now list their company in the http://www.landscapeandlawns.net directory.

Rittenhouse developed the directories as a venue for professionals and their companies to gain exposure on the Internet. The directories also provide a consolidated resource for the consumer to find what companies are in their area, as well as the services they provide. Customers are able to search by state and city or by entering specific text into the search function.

The US Landscape and Lawns Directory marks yet another service Rittenhouse offers to its customers, both professionals and consumers. Since there is no charge to be listed in the Landscaping Directory or access it, anyone, no matter what size company they have or how large a project they need completed, can use it. Rittenhouse encourages all American companies in the landscape trades to register at http://www.landscapeandlawns.net as a free advertising medium. Landscapers can provide a brief description services and company history, contact information, upload a logo, provide email contact and most importantly a hyperlink to their own website. The hyperlink will pass all-important page rank back to the landscapers website if the landscaping company in interested in the link for SEO purposes. It's the same situation for the original Canadian landscaping directory.

The announcement of the Landscape and Lawns US Directory coincides with the launch of the updated website. The new Rittenhouse website now features many new Web 2.0 upgrades, which deliver a far more efficient and engaged online shopping experience for the consumer and professional customer. The Rittenhouse website features superior garden tools and professional landscaping products. Two of the more notable features are the "Quick View" window that allows customers to access product information without having to navigate to an entirely new page and integrated shipping rate system, where customers can know exactly how much their shipping charge will be without having to navigate to the shopping cart. The Rittenhouse website updates are apart of the companies ongoing pledge to be on the leading edge of E-Commerce technology.