Fife Summer Trail - Day Two, Mid Fife Gardens - Friday 29 May
Our second Trail day features the gardens of mid-Fife, around the busier population centres of Glenrothes and Markinch, surrounded by the lovely Fife countryside. Discover some hidden gems behind the garden gates where historic houses are nestled in beautiful planting.
Coul House, Maree Way, Glenrothes KY7 6NW,
Dean and Clare Ansell -11am-3pm
Teas and home baking available
A hidden gem, Coul garden lies within the grounds of Coul House, an imposing B-listed Victorian farmhouse which dates back to circa 1875. A mix of hydrangeas, roses, rhododendron and wisteria are contained in this ever-evolving amateur garden. The garden has more recently been redesigned with hard landscaping and includes a small pond.
Coul Steadings Stables, KY7 6NW, Sharon King-Fury, 10am-4pm
Gilston, by Largoward, Leven KY8 5QP, Cath and Edward Baxter - 11am-7pm
The BGrove Garden, 25 Balgeddie Grove, KY6 3NZ, Louise Nash, 10am-6pm
Radnor House Garden, 30 Commercial Street, Markinch, KY7 6DE, Bruce & Christine Manson, 10am-6pm
Behind its stone wall and tall hedge, the garden overlooks three terraces. The lawns in front of the Georgian house are edged by herbaceous borders, shrubs and small tree plantations. The trellises of the middle terrace divide it into more secluded spaces and display a collection of clematises. There are a small orchard, a fernery, a shrubbery and a patio at the bottom of the garden. Radnor also hosts collections of rhododendrons and azaleas, roses, delphiniums and irises.
