Oh yes. Not only with the lawn but also my irises along the south side of the house beside the sidewalk. :(

Ginny

You can get salt that doesn't damage plants. I think it's potassium something. We use it at work and it doesn't harm the grass or the verbascum that we put it straight on top of.

Yes, a calcium-based or potassium-based or ammonium-based salt will do far less damage than the standard, cheaper, sodium-based salt. I keep both on hand -- I use the cheaper sodium salt (sodium chloride) on the city sidewalk at the end of my driveway (which backs onto the street, not flower beds), and the more expensive mostly calcium-chloride salt for my driveway, stairs and paths, where it will end up getting shovelled onto the gardens or the lawn.

I suppose cheaper (44 cents a bag)isn't always cheaper in the long run :(