Frost heaving isn’t just a problem for lawns and gardens; it can also pose serious risks to your home’s basement foundation. This natural process, caused by the freezing and expansion of water in the ...

Mild frost heaving can usually be remedied by gently pressing the base of plants back into the soil with your foot. However, if plant crowns and roots are completely exposed, you may need to add ...

The garden in winter can be a wonderful sight. The resting, dormant plant life gives me hope for the coming of spring, and I love to see the garden in different winter weather, from snow to rain to ...

Q: I live in a warm part of the country that rarely gets freezing weather, but I own a second home where it does get cold. In the spring, I’m going to build a room addition and a deck. I wasn’t aware ...

DOVER — Like the first sighting of a robin on the front lawn or the flowing of sap from maple trees, nothing says "spring is coming" in New Hampshire more than the ubiquitous bright orange signs ...

Frost heave can drastically affect a solar project’s life span. When water freezes in subsurface soils, it forms ice lenses that shift and move upward. The movement of this ice causes racking systems ...

Frost heave, the upward swelling of soil due to the formation and growth of ice lenses during freezing, remains a critical concern in cold regions where infrastructure integrity is paramount. This ...

I love the texture of the ground in early spring, when the soil is finally thawing and frost heaves make the earth crusty and crumbly, like well-rotted punky wood. Every step is an adventure — will ...

The Sherman Park area is just one part of town where frost heaves are making for bumpy roads. Frost heaves are wrinkles and cracks in the road resulting from ice forming beneath the surface during ...