What started as a private home and garden is turning 90 years old.
Ben and Mary Fitzpatrick started the 22-acre Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum in 1929 when they bought it as a house with an area for a garden. Ben became interested in Greece and Greek architecture when he attended college.
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