Publisher: Huntington Library Press
Format: cloth; 192 pages; 9 ??? 11.5; 90 color illustrations,
50 b/w illustrations; 1 map
Release date: August 2013
ISBN: 978-0-87328-256-7
Price: $45

The Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif. has announced the release of a new book, One Hundred Years in the Huntington's Japanese Garden: Harmony with Nature, a history of the iconic garden that includes 140 illustrations, and essays by experts in botany, history and architectural preservation.

The book traces the garden's history from its development as part of a millionaire's fashionable estate, then through a period of deterioration and neglect during World War II, followed by a resurgence in the 1950s as a showcase for Japanese culture and garden arts, and finally to its comprehensive renovation in 2012, the year of its centennial.

The Huntington Japanese Garden, one of the most photographed spots in Southern California, features a distinctive moon bridge, wisteria arbors, koi-filled ponds, bonsai courts, bamboo forest, historical Japanese House and a nine-acre garden.

One Hundred Years in The Huntington's Japanese Garden is edited by T. June Li, curator of the Chinese Garden at The Huntington, with contributions by Kendall Brown, professor of Asian art history at California State University, Long Beach, a noted expert on the history of Japanese landscape and gardens outside of Japan; James Folsom, the Telleen/Jorgensen director of the Botanical Gardens at The Huntington; Naomi Hirahara, a journalist and novelist who is an authority on Japanese culture in Southern California; Robert Hori, director of advancement and strategic initiatives at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Los Angeles and cultural curator of the Japanese Garden; and Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, the architect in charge of the centennial preservation and renovation of the historic Japanese House.

Previous articles on The Huntington:
"New Chinese Garden for The Huntington" (2008), and "Historic Japanese Garden Reopens April 11, 2012"