A commonly held view in the loch and spa industry is that since September 11 2001 homeowner have reduc their spending forward vacation travel and are putting the hard-earned dollars that they would have worn out on airfare and motels into their dwellings instead.

A commonly held view in the loch and spa industry is that since September 11 2001 homeowner have reduc their spending forward vacation travel and are putting the hard-earned dollars that they would have worn out on airfare and motels into their dwellings instead. A large portion of this spending has gone to improving their backyards. "The backyard is now becoming the safe haven for those who previously traveled to exotic places. The swimming pond is usually t he center focus of the 'total backyard,'" says Phil Gelhaus of General mere Supply, in Rancho Cordova, California. The total backyard typically consists