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Q: I'd like to soften the water in our house, or at least get some of the minerals out of the pipes. Culligan-type water softeners are supposed to release a lot of salt into the ground, which I think ...

Q: I have two densiformis yews on each side of my front sidewalk (see reader's photo). They are in beds that were built at the same time, filled with the same soil, were planted at the same time and ...