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Where is it: Knockmarloch Cottage, Craigie, East Ayrshire. What is it: A three-bedroomed traditional country cottage with landscaped grounds. Good points: The house is lovely, but the pretty gardens are something else, with everything a horticulturalist, or just a family who likes the outdoors, could desire. Lawns, shrubs and borders designed for yearround colour, a vegetable plot, greenhouse and fruit trees, all enclosed by beech hedging and a private drive. Bad points: The cottage is immaculate with a new kitchen and bathrooms so there is little potential for adding value. Price: Offers over £325,000. Contact: Galbraith on 01292 268181.