On Friday, May 7, the Getty Center and the Getty Villa will observe the second annual celebration of National Public Gardens Day, which helps raise awareness of the botanic gardens, arboreta, conservatories, and public gardens nationwide. Both Getty locations will offer special 45-minute tours of the Getty’s gardens led by the professionals who manage them.’These free tours will begin at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Getty Villa, and at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Getty Center.’ Visitors can also enjoy special menu items before or after the tours. At the Villa’s cafe, lemon-scented thyme and rosemary chicken with lavender-roasted tomatoes and sweet bay asparagus will feature the same herbs as grow in the Villa herb garden, which contains the edible plants that would have grown in the kitchen garden of the Villa dei Papiri in Herculaneum, Italy, the first-century Roman country house that served as the model for the Villa. Museum stores at the Getty Center and the Villa will feature special garden displays and a 20-percent discount on garden-related items. Admission is free at both venues; parking is $15.’ For a free ticket, visit www.getty.edu/visit.
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