Around this time of year, your garden is probably starting to wake up after its winter sleep. Fresh spring green buds are popping out, grass is greening, bulbs are sprouting...and the effects of your winter deicing choices may also be appearing. The ice melt product you used and how much you used can have good or bad consequences come spring. If you are disappointed in how your ice melt choices have affected your yard, let’s learn how to responsibly use ice melt products without damaging your spring garden!

Each year, transportation agencies make choices that affect every single one of us. Their stewardship over our roadways is an important social contract with taxpayers: to wisely use taxpayer dollars to protect lives, keep roads open, and reduce damage to the environment. Selecting the right winter road treatments is one of the most important decisions in this social contract. With one eye on public safety, and another on fiscal responsibility, let’s learn why Ice Slicer^® is the safest choice for winter roads.

Some areas use non-soluble road aggregates to try and improve road traction during wintry conditions. These abrasive aggregates are usually crushed sand/gravel mixtures. Because these mixes are not water soluble, they don’t dissolve into brine and instead remain on the road surface or road side until they can be cleaned up. Let’s examine the cost of these clean up efforts and the benefits of using deicers instead of aggregates.

“Polar Vortex” is a term that gets thrown around during the winter…but what is a polar vortex and what does it mean for you, your home, and your drive?