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enemies. O course in thiscase hardscaping was com-pletely utilitarian.

Another example o hard-scaping is the mystical

Stonehenge o England.The mystery o these rocksis that though they are inEngland now, they actuallycame rom Whales, whichmeans that the builderssomehow transported theserocks over 200 miles. Thishas led to many theories oeverything rom aliens toastronomical miracles. Mostlikely these creators were

just very dedicated (or well-paid) individuals committedto nishing the product.

Nowadays, rom the SanJoaquin Valley o Caliorniato New Yorks Hudson Val-ley, landscaping and hard-scaping are now used orpersonal homes and com-mercial businesses as a way

to improve the quality opeoples physical surround-ings and to give a sense onature in an increasinglymaterial world.

Mayans lined walkways

leading to their templeswith intricate plants and owers,the Romans created courtyardgardens within the boundarieso their properties or the enjoy-ment o their amily and riends,and royalty would plant prouseamounts o owers and trees asa symbol o their wealth.

In the 17th century in Jamaica,slave plantation owners wouldline the walkways to theirmansions with Royal Palms.

Throughout history, landscapingwas used as a sign o not onlybeauty, but also wealth, power

and respect.

Hardscaping is the use othe terrain itsel, or rocksand stones brought in romother places. Nowadays itsmostly just rocks and stonewalls or aesthetics, buthardscaping was also used orpractical purposes. The mostobvious example o this is theGreat Wall o China. Qin ShiHuang unied all the states o

China in 221 B.C. and to blockinvasions rom the Xiongnupeople in the north, orderedthat the wall be built to helpprotect his new borders rom

The History of Landscaping

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Current Water Prices

The bi-monthly chargesor a typical single-amilydomestic customer in theSan Diego area are:

Base ee: $35.42

First 14 HCF (hudred cu-bic eet) used are billed at

$3.293 per HCF.

Second 14 HCF used arebilled at $3.571 per HCF.

Each HCF used ater theinitial 28 HCF is billed at$4.009 per HCF.

The typical single-amilydomestic customer hasa 3/4-inch meter (somelarger homes may have

a 1-inch meter). The totalbill is a combination othe monthly meter base.

Shown above is a our-oot tall Buttery bush.It is cut down to thesoil at the end o theseason and grows thislarge by the end o thesummer. The butterieslove it (hence the name)

but it is not particularlyragrant or us humans.This landscaping bushis enjoyed more or the

visual aspects than theragrant aspects.

To the let are the leaveso a Giant Bird o Para-dise, very common insouthern Caliornia land-scaping due to its anityor warm weather and

shade-providing leaves.

Typical Landscaping Shrubbery

Whats NEW at Labahns

While the economy hasafected everyone, espe-cially in Caliornia, Labahns is

pleased to announce that it is

still thriving as a small business.

In act while most companies

are downsizing, LB is actually

looking to grow. Currently,

Labahns is looking tp ll a

position or Business Devel-

opment Representative. David,

an employee o several years, is

stepping down rom his position

to pursure a career in the culinary

arts. The position would include

mostly marketing or Labahns, as

well as sales. I interested please

send your resume and cover letter

to michael.salsberry@gmail.com.

Riddle o theDay

There was a green house

Inside the green house therewas a white house

Inside the white house there

was a red house

Inside the red house there

were lots o babies

(answer at bottom o page)

Answer:awatermelon