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ED'S COMMENT

THE RIGHT

ATTITUDE

elieve you can and you’re halfway new chairman. He has spent a large part of
“Bthere” are the words of Theodore his working life in the green industry, and I
Roosevelt, who served as the 26th commend him for his devotion to it – that’s
president of the United States of America, the right attitude!
from 1901 to 1909. He was also a
conservationist, naturalist, historian and Also in this issue, we look at the
writer. collaborative relationship between
landscape architects and architects when
As a motivational quote, these words working on projects. The better the
are relevant to anything in life, but I’m interaction, the better the end result – that
referring here specifically to the SALI too is the right attitude!
Awards – to those who scored highly as
well as those were disappointed with their Our ongoing series on cannabis this time
results. Due to space constraints, only the features dosing and oils. The potential for
trophy winners are featured in this issue, this plant to become a game changer in
but we congratulate everyone, regardless! the South African economy is huge.
What it boils down to is hard work,
perseverance, belief in oneself and the The June issue is our allied trade feature
need to keep trying so that you improve and the topic is retaining wall safety. The Let me add my two cents worth to the
words of the illustrious Roosevelt: persist,
your work all the time. Feedback is involvement of professional, qualified persevere, be positive !
important and helpful in this regard. engineers is crucial for the success of these
walls and for them serving their purpose
Still on the subject of SALI, take a look at the safely. Karyn Richards,
article on Dez Pimenta (opposite), SALI’s EDITOR

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