Society Garlic May Help Keep Dogs Away From Landscaping
Do you have neighborhood dogs causing damage to your lawn or landscaping? Consider adding society garlic to the adjacent landscape bed. If you don’t have a landscape bed in the area you may want to consider adding a small narrow one containing a border of society garlic. Other Uses of Society Garlic Society garlic is […]
Landscape Renovation – Proper Plant Size, Proper Plant Spacing
The natural inclination for any homeowner that is re-landscaping their property is for instant gratification. They are investing a good amount of money into adding or renovating their landscaping and expect to see results right away. Homeowners need to realize that installing larger, fuller, more mature landscaping has several drawbacks. The larger plants and shrubs […]
Rene St. Pierre
Rene St. Pierre, Jr. is the President and Founder of R & R Sprinkler. He is an expert in irrigation system design and installation, and all aspects of sod and landscaping. With 40 years experience in these fields and 54 years in construction related industries, he is passionate about his work and strives to give […]
Mike St. Pierre
Mike St. Pierre has repaired sprinklers his whole life. He was on the job sites with his Dad, (Rene Jr.) and Grandfather (Rene Sr.) by the time he could walk. He completed his first official service call at the age of 13. He has a degree in criminology but felt the call to enter the […]
Where Does Cape Coral Irrigation Water Come From?
The City of Cape of Cape Coral provides two sources of water, potable water and non-potable water. Potable water is safe to drink with, cook with, clean with and wash our clothes with. Non-potable water is only safe to irrigate our lawns, water our landscaping or wash our cars. Potable water is much more expensive […]
Fort Myers Garden Vegetables That Only Have To Be Planted Once
As the price of vegetables rise at Fort Myers grocery stores homeowners are looking for creative ways to cut down on their food expenditure by planting their own gardens. Gardening in Southwest Florida can be challenging because we have a hot humid climate for a majority of the year. Knowing which vegetables to plant and […]
Installing A Sprinkler As An Owner/Builder
When installing a new irrigation system a property owner has the choice to: 1. Install It Themselves 2. Hire a Licensed Contractor If they decide they are going to install it without the assistance of a licensed contractor they still need to have a permit. Normally the contractor pulls the permit, installs and oversees the […]
Hire Licensed And Insured Contractors For Your Naples Property Construction Projects
Many Naples property owners are seasonal residents. There is a portion of our part time residents that travel back and forth the entire year while the other portion spend summer months up north and winter months in sunny Southwest Florida. Typically northern residents start arriving mid to late October. Upon arriving back to beautiful Naples […]
Underwater Fish Attracting Light
If you’re like many Southwest Florida fishermen you’d be happy to fish day or night, by boat or by land. Fishing is fishing! If you are lucky enough to live on the water you can fish off of your dock any time of day you choose. Fishing off your dock at night, though, has some […]
Irrigation Water In Cape Coral
There are two sources for irrigation water in The City of Cape Coral: 1. Wells 2. Non-Potable Water Most of the Southeast and Southwest areas of Cape Coral have had dual water come through. Most of these homeowners no longer use well water to irrigate their lawns because they have hooked […]