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ED’S COMMENT

RECOGNITION

he SALI Awards are held every year I have said it before and I’ll say it again,
to recognise and acknowledge the the landscaping profession is truly one
Twork done by our very capable and that makes a difference to peoples’ lives.
hardworking landscapers. This year, after The dedicated men and women who
two years of online events due to Covid, choose this career are to be admired -
the SAGIC Convention was finally held live what they do is no doubt a labour of love!
in the Drakensberg. Although I wasn’t able
to be there, I’m told it was successful and I’d like to put an article together, focussing
well attended. on why people choose landscaping as a
career, when they first realised that this
SALI national judge Sbu Dladla commented: was their ‘calling’, and what their favourite
“In landscaping, what we do is embedded in part of the job is. Please email me on
the details of our maintenance programmes, karynr@nowmedia.co.za. I look forward Congratulations to all the winners! Thank
construction schedules, materials, designs to getting your responses. you for your contribution to making South
and client relations. It was an honour to Africa a greener and better place!
travel the country and meet SALI landscapers The South African Nursery Association
in person, and through their work. Let us (SANA) also held its awards at the SAGIC
continue to leave ourselves on every square Convention and I hope to feature these in Karyn Richards
metre we touch for generations to come.” the next issue. Editor