Description:
Craig Cottage
Blebo Craigs KY15 5UQ (David and Elizabeth Wallace): A total contrast to the nearby South Flisk but the two gardens complement each other perfectly. Most of the garden has been planted since the owners moved here in 2014, although the small area of shrubs close to the cottage is original. Half of the lawn is 'meadow' with a recent planting of fritillaries and there are borders with interesting plants, a rose screen, rhododendrons, azaleas, specimen and fruit trees and a productive veg plot. A recently extended rockery leads to paths between thymes, camomile and other ground cover plants with hedges and trees providing windbreaks. Fine examples of dry stone walling, most of which is the restoration of the original. A half-acre field adjacent to the existing gardens has recently been added. The intention is to have meadow grasses with a small number of trees.
South Flisk
Blebo Craigs, Cupar KY15 5UQ (Mr and Mrs George Young): The spectacular views to Perthshire and Angus and large flooded quarry full of fish (and occasional otter) planted with impressive marginals, make this garden very special. Flights of old stone steps, cliffs, boulders, exotic ferns and mature trees form a backdrop for carpets of primroses, bluebells, spring bulbs and woodland plants like trilliums, camassia, meconopsis and colourful primulas, with rhododendrons in flower from March to July. In front of the house is a charming, mature walled garden with traditional cottage-garden planting. Next to the house is the St Andrews Pottery where George will demonstrate his pottery skills for those who need a break from the garden! A new water garden with a stream running through was created in 2023.
Directions: Six miles west of St Andrews off B939 between Strathkinness and Pitscottie. There is a small stone bus shelter opposite the road into the village and sign Blebo Craigs. See map on our website - standrewspottery.co.uk. Bus to Blebo Craigs. The gardens are a short walk from each other
Other details: Parking is at South Flisk. Price includes admission to both gardens.
