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Jasmine Hill Gardens
It would be well worth the 50 mile drive south of Petals from the Past in Jemison to Wetumpka, Alabama to visit Jasmine Hill Gardens. Wetumpka may be home to the women's prison in Alabama and a shooting location for the Tim Burton film Big Fish, but Jasmine Hill is a little gem that no one seems to have heard of, even people who live there! They really need a better PR person because this is truly a unique experience.
Known as "The Little Corner of Greece", it was once home to Benjamin and Mary Fitzpatrick, who started a chain of stores in the South. They sold their businesses in 1927 right before the big stock market crash and spent the rest of their lives turning their home into a showcase for Greek statuary. They made over 20 trips to Greece to purchase art objects to display in their expansive garden. And what a garden it is! Stone pathways, terraces and water features gracefully accompany the statuary which is intermingled with azaleas, camellias and other perennials, shrubs and trees.
We first fell in love with Jasmine Hill almost twenty years ago when we took a vacation to Callway Gardens and Bellingrath and stopped by Jasmine Hill after a friend told us about it. Words can't really do it justice so I'll just let the photos speak for themselves. These were taken this past Saturday.
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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These are some really cool photos. The gardens are amazing, all the broken Greek Columns are really eye catching.
re: tomatoes. for less sweet and more acid flavor, y'all should definitely get some yellow tomatoes. Tasteful Garden had a huge selection of them with thorough descriptions. I know they sell out of some varieties quickly though, so you may want to go on and check out their website!
I love your blog, and especially the pictures of your garden. My garden club was wondering if you ever do private tours.
Beautifully illustrated tour, courtesy of your wonderful photographs.
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It was beautiful even though many things were between bloom time. We had a beautiful sunny morning for the tour and I made it back home without any weather incidents, though things deteriorated rapidly after that. Thank you so much for helping to reveal this "best kept secret". I WILL be returning one of these days to see again this magical place.
Barbara H.