Is this the most photographed garden in Scotland? Cottage attracts tourists from around the world

It’s a far cry from the couple’s early days in the home. Robert admitted: “It was a jungle so my wife and I set about altering it.”

Their work soon began attracting attention and interest has snowballed.

“At first I was quite excited but I’m used to it now,” added Robert, who used to run a business selling garden tubs.

The great- grandfather- of- six loyally credits his late wife for the plaudits the garden receives, adding: “My wife l iked the garden, she was a good gardener.” the attention his garden is receivLizzie died in 2011 after the pair ing, although he admits he “isn’t had been married for 50 years, getting any younger”. He suffered but Robert has carried on tending from cancer in 2003 and had to to the picture- postcard space stop working for 18 months while which looks out to the island of he recovered, but the disease Inchtavannach. returned in 2010 and he had a

But there has been a price to kidney removed. pay for his garden’s fame, as he But while his plot looks practihas been forced to lock his front cally perfect, there is one comgate and put cones on the pavemon gardener’s plight that Robert ment outside to stop people from has struggled to shake off. parking there and blocking his He has had to change many of view. the flowers in his garden due to

But overall, Robert is enjoying rabbits, and has tried to find Send your blooming wonderful photos to plants that the animals won’t eat. “I have begonias, dahlias, impatiens, fuchsias and nasturtiums,” said Robert. “But the rabbits have started eating the nasturtiums.”

Ultimately, he maintains the garden because he enjoys it.

“I don’t do it to be better than anybody,” added Robert. “Other people get pleasure out of it.

“I’m not The Beechgrove Garden. I couldn’t give anybody any tips. Sometimes it takes me ages to remember the names of the plants I’ve put in!”