Marr’s extraordinary panoramic photographs show the Gardens during quiet times of day as they looked and evolved through a full year of seasons.

Descanso also includes a fascinating historical time line of the land that is now Descanso Gardens and essays by Marr; Robert Smaus, retired garden editor of the Los Angeles Times; Anne Lyden, associate curator of photographs at The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, and David R. Brown, executive director of Descanso Gardens. 

Marr, a resident of La Crescenta, has exhibited his work in galleries, museums and selected collections throughout the western United States.  His articles have been published in a variety of publications, he taught an autumn class in photography at Descanso Gardens and he has lectured at several conferences, including the 1998 Photo Expo in New York City. 

The beautiful volume is available in hard- and soft-cover editions

The book, which features on its cover a panorama photo of Descanso’s familiar Ginkgo tree in full golden glory of early winter, is available in hard cover for $42.95 or in soft cover for $24.95.  Also available are Marr’s photographs in pigmented digital inkjet prints, also known as giclées, which are archival, continuous-tone prints on specialized papers. 

The Descanso Gardens Gift Shop is open from 10 to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The shop is open every day but Christmas.  More information is available at (818) 949-4292.

Descanso Gardens is at 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge, near the interchange of the #2 and #210 freeways. The Gardens are open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily except Christmas Day. Parking is free. Admission fees are $7 for adults; $5 for seniors and students; $2 for children 5 to 12, and free for members and children 5 and younger.  Fees for classes and programs include Gardens admission. For information call (818) 949-4200 or visit www.DescansoGardens.org.   Descanso Gardens is accredited by the American Association of Museums.