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Winterize Your Irrigation System with Outdoor Solutions Columbus, GA

Winterize Your Irrigation System

Let Outdoor Solutions help you winterize your irrigation system.

Winterize Your Irrigation System with Outdoor Solutions Columbus, GAAs most people know, during the cooler months grass becomes dormant. This leaves lawns with a substantially lower need for water compared to spring and summer months. During this time, most homeowners winterize their irrigation system. They do this by shutting their irrigation systems down. It is important to winterize the irrigation system to avoid costly repairs in the spring time.

Is your irrigation system fed from a nearby body of water, such as a lake or pond? If so, this is the time to winterize the pump.

There are various methods and techniques to winterize your irrigation system. For most properties in our area, the frost line doesn’t extend below the depth of the installed pipes. This requires different techniques, which Outdoor Solutions specializes in to help you winterize your irrigation system.

Contact us to shut down and winterize your irrigation system today!

Fertilization Programs + Pre-emergent – Columbus, GA

Don’t forget about PRE-EMERGENT!

When most think of a fertilization program they think it is just that… only fertilizer applications. They aren’t thinking about a dual application process! Outdoor Solutions of Columbus specializes in fertilization programs that include pre-emergent applications in the Columbus, GA area. Incorporating pre-emergent is the most effective in the fight against weeds during the Columbus, GA Spring and Summer.

Growing spine-like tiers, flat blades and branches reaching out as far as they can; nobody likes crabgrass in their lawn. It’s a pesky summer weed that germinates in late spring or early summer and never seems to go away. However, with the right fertilization program that includes pre-emergent application at the right time, the germination of this and other unsightly weeds will be dramatically reduced.

Pre-emergent alone is not a fertilizer; it is an herbicide which helps to prevent weed seeds from germinating by blocking an essential enzyme. It does not necessarily stop the germination process, but does prevent the weed from breaking through its barrier and emerging in the lawn. This herbicide needs a substance to bind with for the application process. The agent frequently used to bind with pre-emergent is fertilizer. This is sometimes referred to as weed and feed due to the weed seed prevention components, as well as the beneficial fertilization
Outdoor Solutions - Columbus, GA - Fertilizing Program
Pre-emergent are chemicals that create a barrier in your lawn’s soils to prevent weeds from germinating. This provides us with a way to attack weeds before they can even establish themselves.

The effectiveness of this product is dependent on timing. Fall and Winter fertilization program applications are crucial to keep your lawn free of weeds during the Columbus, GA Spring and Summer.

Here are few facts about fertilization programs that include the application of pre emergence:

  • This application needs to be watered in just like fertilization program.
  • Any type of aeration or disturbance to the soil after application can reduce the effectiveness of the product.
  • Future applications are needed depending on factors such as time.
  • Pre emergent should not be applied to new sod due to its affect on root growth.
  • Pre emergent can be applied in a liquid or granular form.
  • Pre emergent is not intended to control weeds that are already established.

Other Outdoor Solutions of Columbus, GA Services:

  1. Lawn Care Fertilization
  2. Lawn Care Maintenance
  3. Lawn Irrigation Systems
  4. Landscape Design and Installation
  5. Commercial Lawn Care and Landscaping
  6. Residential Lawn Care and Landscaping 

 

We offer many landscape design and installation options for both residential and commercial properties.

Premier landscape design and installation company in Columbus, GA!

Hardscapes, softscapes, water features and more in Columbus, GA!

Outdoor Solutions of Columbus has a proven track record of creative, quality landscape design and installation. Our designs have paved the way to establishing Outdoor Solutions of Columbus as the premier landscape design and installation company in the Columbus and LaGrange, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama areas. Residential and commercial property owners who have followed our design/build approach find it not only produces a better landscape environment, but often saves them money.

Landscape Design and Installation

The Outdoor Solutions of Columbus team has been installing fire features, hardscapes, softscapes and water features for our residential clients for decades. We know what works and what needs to be done to keep these landscapes beautiful! Our landscape design and installation options include:

  • Installation of trees and plants
  • Installation of Annual flower beds
  • Retaining walls and pavers
  • Lawn irrigation systems

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Our client in Lake Harding wanted a design and vision for this space. It is our goal at Outdoor Solutions of Columbus to help our clients create this. We meet with our clients on-site to discuss the project and evaluate the possibilities of the area. Doing this allows us to gain an intimate understanding of what it is you want and need from your environment. From there, we decide together the best path forward and create drawings based on the perfect mix of aesthetics and function.

Other Outdoor Solutions of Columbus, GA Services:

  1. Lawn Care Fertilization
  2. Lawn Care Maintenance
  3. Lawn Irrigation Systems
  4. Landscape Design and Installation
  5. Commercial Lawn Care and Landscaping
  6. Residential Lawn Care and Landscaping 
Outdoor Solutions Custom Landscape Design Technology

A new, custom landscape design you can see before you decide!

Here at Outdoor Solutions, we use a program allowing us to take actual pictures of a client’s residence and incorporate a custom landscape design showing what their yard or custom landscape design could look like.

Some customers have a hard time seeing the effect a new, custom landscape design can have on the overall look of their home. With this new landscaping technology, we are able to show them just how good their yard can look before they make the decision to move ahead with the construction.

Outdoor Solutions Custom Landscape Design Technology

Outdoor Solutions uses the latest technology to show you what your custom landscape design will look like before construction begins!

Along with today’s latest software, the Outdoor Solutions landscape design team can develop eye-catching proposals using the latest popular plant trends, as well as incorporating Xeriscaping and native plants.

Xeriscaping is incorporating drought tolerant plants into one’s landscape to be earth friendly and efficient, reducing excessive water waste.

Contact us today for a quote!

Outdoor Solutions of Columbus fertilizer is full of nutrients that will keep your lawn green and the weeds away!

Lawn overgrown with weeds? Annual fertilization and weed control program!

Annual Fertilization and Weed Control Programs in Columbus, GA

Outdoor Solutions of Columbus offers an annual fertilization and weed control program that consists of six applications throughout the year.

Starting with the pre-emergence Outdoor Solutions of Columbus preps your lawn for the remaining treatments. This is a chemical that will get into the soil and help stop weeds before they can start growing! Currently, Outdoor Solutions of Columbus has started the Spring application which is an insecticide treatment and a fertilization treatment. There are two more fertilizations spread out through the Summer followed by another pre-emergence application in the Fall.

With every application Outdoor Solutions of Columbus does, they also walk the yard and apply a post emergence pesticide to kill any weeds actively growing, and if active weeds remain a problem they re-visit in between applications to re apply at no charge to the customer. Customer satisfaction is always a priority of Outdoor Solutions of Columbus.

Integrating a program like this along with proper irrigation and maintenance can steer your yard in the direction you are looking for.

Outdoor Solutions of Columbus also offers soil samples services. This allows Outdoor Solutions of Columbus to get a better analysis of your personal lawn and customize their services to your specific need. Soil samples can show Outdoor Solutions of Columbus what exact nutrients your soil is lacking and if the pH is off, requiring a lime treatment. They can do soil samples for an additional $30.00 and if any additional treatments based off the sample results are added to the program, there will be an additional charge discussed upon agreement.

If the annual fertilization and weed control program is paid for in full in advance Outdoor Solutions of Columbus will gladly apply a 7% discount. Do not miss out on this great opportunity to save today and keep your lawn from being over taken by weeds!

Outdoor Solutions of Columbus fertilizer is full of nutrients that will keep your lawn green and the weeds away!

Outdoor Solutions of Columbus fertilizer is full of nutrients that will keep your lawn green and the weeds away; making the maintenance of your lawn hassle free!

Other Outdoor Solutions of Columbus, GA Services:

  1. Lawn Care Fertilization
  2. Lawn Care Maintenance
  3. Lawn Irrigation Systems
  4. Landscape Design and Installation
  5. Commercial Lawn Care and Landscaping
  6. Residential Lawn Care and Landscaping 
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