Winter Maintenance
Our Winter Tips and Resource Center provide you with expert tips, how-tos, and best practices for maintaining and enhancing your outdoor spaces all year long with popular and safe to use de-icers. From choosing the best products for harsh winters to designing outdoor living areas, we’ve got you covered.
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Check out some of our favorite winter resources below, and stop by our landscape supply store in Norton, MA to learn more.
Ice Melt Salt: How It Works and Its Environmental Impact
Ice melt salt is one of the most effective tools for clearing icy driveways, sidewalks, and roads. It works by lowering the freezing point of water, helping to melt ice and prevent refreezing. Common types include sodium chloride, calcium chloride, and magnesium chloride, each offering different performance levels in various temperatures. While effective, salt can damage vegetation, concrete, and waterways if overused. For safer results, eco-friendly options like calcium magnesium acetate or sand can reduce environmental impact. Old Station Outdoor & Landscape Supply offers high-quality ice melt salts and green alternatives to keep winter surfaces safe.
Does Sand Melt Ice? Learn The Effectiveness and Alternatives
Does sand melt ice? The short answer is no. Sand doesn’t melt ice but helps improve traction on slippery surfaces, making walkways, driveways, and roads safer in winter. By adding friction, sand reduces the risk of slips and falls, but it won’t change the ice’s temperature or cause it to melt. For effective ice control, materials like salt, calcium chloride, or eco-friendly de-icers work better. Old Station Outdoor & Landscape Supply offers sand-salt mixtures that combine traction and melting power for safer, more efficient winter maintenance.
5 Tips to Protect Against Frost and Prepare Your Pavers for Winter
Why It's Important to Prepare Pavers for Winter Properly maintaining your paver surfaces during colder Winter months ensures they stay intact and maintain their beauty. The combination of frost, ice, and snow can cause [...]
Rock Salt Vs. Ice Melting Salt: Your Landscape Supply Store Weighs In
The Difference Between Ice Melt And Rock Salt During winter, perhaps no product is more valuable than ice melt or rock salt. People stock up on bulk winter products just to make sure their [...]
Snow Removal Tips – Get it right to make your job easier
With the right tools and techniques, you'll make short work of shoveling and you can enjoy the winter scene from indoors.
Wood Pellets – Efficient, affordable & environmental friendly
Wood pellets are a renewable and affordable fuel alternative that is carbon neutral. They also cost as much as 60% less than traditional fossil fuels. Today's technology makes heating with wood pellets a great alternative (or backup) for heating your home.
Choosing the Best Ice Melter
Each ice melting material has its advantages & drawbacks, find out what will keep your driveway ice-free and safe during the long Massachusetts winters.
3 Ice Melting Product Options
The best ice melters to prepare for New England's winter - MAG, Peladow and DowFlake Xtra. Find the best deals at Old Station Supply.