The lawn and garden experts are here to help address the seasonal culprit behind your swelling, damaged, bare, and uneven ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Armeria maritima, also called sea pink, in a frost heave Q: Some of the perennials I planted this fall seem to have pushed up out ...

Frost heave is one of the most common concerns in the Midwest and especially in Illinois, which is prone to frost heave due to the combination of bitter winters and one-of-a-kind soil composition.

Seattle’s stretch of freezing days has had an unexpected effect — buckled and bumpy turf fields. The upward swelling of these now-lumpy fields is caused by frost heaving, which happens when ice forms ...

As temperatures fluctuate in late fall and the winter season, the freeze-thaw cycles cause soil to expand (heave) and contract. This can force plants, roots, and even hardscaping elements upward. Left ...