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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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