Salesforce Park Adds Life to Downtown San Francisco
Four stories above the streets of San Francisco, a beautiful garden oasis sits among the Financial District’s skyscrapers. Salesforce Park is a living roof for the city’s new transit center. This public park covers 5.4 acres (2.2 hectares,) and features thousands of trees and plants. It also contains walking trails, seating, a children’s play area, fountains, amphitheaters, and a beer garden. During my recent visit, I enjoyed the superb plantings framed by modern skyscrapers and a blue sky.
Salesforce Park doesn’t have any orchids, but there are vibrant plantings from Australia, South Africa, Mediterranean climates, and cloud forests. Their layout makes the space feel larger than it is. Tree aloes, pincushion flowers, palm trees, redwoods, and bamboos reach to the sky. Besides the human visitors, there are hummingbirds and dragonflies. It’s a lot packed into four city blocks, but it feels calming anyway. Salesforce Park is definitely a welcome green addition to downtown San Francisco.
Click here for a park map and more info about the variety of plants in the gardens.
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