THE sun was shining and the flowers were glistening as the unveiling of a wellbeing garden in Dunfermline was "picture-perfect".

An overgrown space at Leys Road car park has been transformed thanks to the work of TURN men’s group.

They co-designed the garden with Fife Council and partners, and the new-look area was opened officially on Wednesday last week.

TURN men’s group is for male service-users who are involved with justice social work and serving community payback orders.

They were present at the unveiling which saw a "great turnout" from locals who had appreciated the work they had put in.

One of the group's co-ordinators, Rachel McMurray, told the Press: "The project has been better than any of us imagined and the garden looks amazing.

"The sun came out for us, all the flowers were glistening and it really was just picture-perfect."

Steve Hopton (service manager) cut the ribbon on the garden and delivered a speech that praised the work of the service-users for their achievement, which was entirely voluntary.

Local residents had stopped routinely to praise them for their efforts as the project gathered pace from its inception at the end of last year.

Rachel added that weekly work on the site never failed to attract admirers and on the day of the garden's reveal, a woman told her and the dedicated users what a huge difference it would make to her and her husband's time together.

She said: "This woman said that her and her husband had been shielding until recently but they didn't have anywhere to sit on their walks. Now that this is open, they are both looking forward to coming here.

"It shows that the work of the service-users has been recognised and has been worth it. It's brilliant for them to hear."

TURN men's group designed it all from the start and they worked with Fife Council and the Dunfermline community payback team to transform the space into a wellbeing garden for people to sit and enjoy.