I have visited this museum many times over the years. I could practically conduct tours. I love this museum because it reminds me of the time I spent in Italy touring the sites in Pompeii, Rome, Florence, Umbria and many others.
The photo at the top of the blog is from the Getty Villa. The photos below are a veritable time line as I visited this museum 5 times over a period of 4 months one spring.

Here the vineyard is not even close to filling in. The herb gardens are sparse as well.

These are a few interesting shots I took the first spring after it re-opened. You can tell by the sparse foliage and vines in the gardens. I found that visiting the Getty Villa earlier in the morning until around noon is the optimum time to capture some great lighting for photos and it is still a rather comfortable temperature to peruse the gardens and peristyle of the site.

Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway
Pacific Palisades, California 90272
Phone: (310) 440-7300
 www.getty.edu/

Amphitheater entrance

Now the vineyard is filling in, as well as the garden surrounding it.

The gardens are starting to bloom, they are meticulously manicured, just as an ancient Roman villa's would be.

The Getty Villa reminds me of many Pompeiian villas and palaestras. A few of those shots from Pompeii taken both in 2001 and 2004, below.