Gardens and Plants of the Getty Villa

$19.95 at The Getty Museum.

Patrick Bowe and Michael D. DeHart In the first part of this book, garden historian Patrick Bowe explores the design, planting, and uses of the ancient Roman garden and describes how J. Paul Getty's vision to create such a garden in California was brought to reality. The second part includes a sumptuously illustrated guide to the plants in each of the five Villa gardens. Bowe introduces each garden, describing the underlying concepts and the relationship to the ancient Roman models as well as their…