Lawn and order! Homeowners of a secluded £500,000 cottage surrounded by rolling green hills are accused of 'ruining' it with a 'hideous' makeover

Homeowners of a secluded stone cottage surrounded by beautiful countryside have been accused of 'ruining' the garden by installing an artificial grass pitch.

The scenic £500,000 five-bedroom property in rural Upper Dalveen in Dumfries, Scotland, is surrounded by green, rolling hills with a river nearby.

But instead of letting their garden blend in, the owners gave it a modern makeover, adding artificial grass, flower boxes and wooden patio furniture.

The garden has been criticized on X, formerly Twitter, by eagle-eyed property fans who called it 'absolutely hideous'.

The secluded detached property – which has no neighbors – is run as a holiday home for £270 per night, with one review talking about the 'breathtaking mountain views from every window.'

The owners have provided the garden with artificial grass and installed a metal fence

The picturesque £500,000 five-bedroom property is surrounded by green rolling hills with a river nearby

But on an urban planning account on

One person posted to 'X': 'They don't deserve to have that opinion.'

Another wrote: 'That's just so awful, in so many ways.'

Someone else commented: 'Fingers crossed the new owners get the plastic junk out.'

While a fourth said: 'What on earth, why would you do this? They have ruined the environment. Absolutely baffling behavior.”

“I keep looking at pictures of this property and still can't get over the cheap fake grass,” said a fifth.

The makeover was condemned by online critics who said it was 'absolutely hideous'

The secluded detached property – which has no neighbors – is run as a holiday home for £270 per night

The house is completely secluded, with the nearest shop 5.6 miles away in Carronbridge, and the nearest train station 7.5 miles away in Sanquhar.

It is completely secluded, with the nearest shop 5.6 miles away in Carronbridge, and the nearest train station 7.5 miles away in Sanquhar.

The original cottage was relatively modest, but extensions in 2010, 2016 and 2018 have seen the property redeveloped into a modern five-bedroom family home, according to a since-deleted listing on RightMove.

The property, which is located approximately a mile from the main road and along a rocky farm road, has two independent water sources, solar panels with large capacity battery energy storage, gas central heating, underfloor heating and a pellet boiler, which is another alternative to hot water and heating.

But unlike online critics, people staying at the property seemed unimpressed by the garden's makeover.

One woman wrote: 'What really set this holiday home apart was its secluded location, nestled between mountains and a river. It radiated a sense of peace and magic and offered a serene escape from everyday life.'