Organic Mechanics
Location: San Francisco
Garden Description by Organic Mechanics:
Sean Stout and James Pettigrew are the creative force behind Organic Mechanics, a garden design, build and maintenance firm. They are experts at creating sustainable artistic habitats. Their own garden, nestled on the edge of the Tenderloin in downtown San Francisco reflects the funky urban aesthetic of its surroundings, while at the same time being an amazing habitat. Visiting creatures include; mourning doves, Monarch and Tiger Swallow butterflies, robins, song finches, swallows and warring humming-birds to name a few. A hawk frequently visits to eat a pigeon on its favorite branch then bathes in our mosaic pond. One day the world’s smallest butterfly, a rare Pygmy Mission Blue, visited the garden. The plantings are lush and varied.
While many plants were
orphaned, the garden includes many rare and unusual plants. Some of these are
weeping Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens ‘Loma Prieta’), Peyote (Laphorphora
williamsii), a Manzanita native to San Francisco (Arctostaphylos franciscana) Shamanic sage (Salvia divinorum),
a weeping broom that smells like grape cool-aid (Psoralea fleta), and my
favorite California native Whooly Blue Curls (Tricostema lanatum). The garden is
designed for people to enjoy as well. Special features include stone and mosaic
paths (created from recycled materials), many seating nooks and unique garden
art. An old wall dog sign on a brick wall says “Owl cigars 2 cents” painted
over by “Owl Cigars now 5 cents.” Visitors are sure to fall under the spell of
this urban garden’s magical charms.
You can contact Sean and James at organicmechanics.com
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