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low-water usage plant pallet. ment to each design if clients will test out the functionality,
San Diego Water Authority choose to do so. “This elimi- and the project is turned over
offers rebates to implement nates the headache and frees to the client. Our clients usu-
water best practices on irri- up time for our working cli- ally end up being part of our
gation, so it is worth keep- ents with busy schedules,”-he Growing Landscapes family
ing an update on that. See adds. This includes sourcing and keep in contact, sending
www.sdcwa.org for up-to- materials and working with us photos of them enjoying
date rebates. Rebates would other contractors, like plumb- their new landscapes- he says.
help their clients allocate part ers, electricians, general con- Ismael is a Landscape
of the funds for that high- tractors, and other trades. Contractor & Designer with a
er-end BBQ or more exotic Ismael explains that they are C27 License. He was born and
plant pallet when applicable. an extension of his team, and raised in Southern California,
“Every design should without them, his designs where he found his passion for
have a focal feature; it could would not be completed in this industry. He also worked
be a gathering area, water fea- a timely manner with them. as the Irrigation Specialist for
ture, a rare and exotic plant During construction, until over ten years for Legoland
species, or just something like completion, Ismael is work- California before branch-
a statue or art sculpture. That ing with subcontractors to ing off and starting Growing
is what makes everything ensure his design is being Landscapes in 2016. He holds
come together.”-he explains. executed as planned. After a a Certificate as a Qualified
After the presentation project is completed, a final Water Efficient Landscaper
and the client has approved walk-through is done with (QWEL) from San Diego Wa-
their design, we move for- the client as a final inspection. ter Authority and a Certificate
ward with the execution, This is the time that the client in Arboriculture.
which includes bidding and If you would like to contact Ismael and his team at Growing
sourcing materials. As part of Landscapes, you can reach him at
the process, Growing Land- info.growinglandscapes@gmail.com or 760-687-8405
scapes offers project manage- and find his work on Facebook & Instagram

Thin Walls of a Salzburg Hotel

By Dom Gagliardi

Even in the finest establishments,
the walls cannot shield what you should not hear;
whether it is the orgasmic moans of ecstasy
or the guttural shrieks of fear.

And so it was on a snowy night in a foreign land,
the sounds I heard proved too much to bear.
It was their muffled words that broke my sleep,
before their fiery tones begged me to care.

There was no thud or violent crash,
only her whimpers and echoing cries.
Perhaps her face did not wear her pain,
but was veiled in knotted mental ties?

I lay still, frozen in my twilight zone.
Should I intercede or float inside my dream?
What good could I do, for her words had no meaning,
except the depths of her sorrow colored what it seemed.

But it was the swirling blue lights that lured me from my bed,
and in a silent trance I inched toward the window.
Down below she sat huddled in the back of the car,
glaring at the crumpled body in the blood-stained snow. 17