"You're working late tonight, Gardener...."
There's intrigue at the Black Swan after drinkers outside the side door spotted a man armed with a spade frantically digging down in the corner of the beer garden.
It happened on Wednesday evening, witnesses say they were so incredulous at what they were watching, they ran inside to bring out more customers to see for themselves.
"Nobody went down to confront him" said one witness, "neither did anybody shout...we just all stood there gobsmacked"
Within minuters the mystery gardener was leaving, with what looked like a shrub in his arms and disappeared into the alley that leads to the Tesco carpark.
This is the photographic evidence of the incident, the hole left in the earth with the root stump there in the centre.
"We would have probably given him whatever was growing there if he'd asked" said the landlord.
"Maybe he was at home alone and suddenly had a desperate urge for Yule Log" said the landlady.
Carry On Langport asked the family living opposite The Black Swan if they'd seen anything....
...but they said they hadn't.
There are no further details....really.....there aren't. Bizarre. Anyone know who it was? Was it you? Get in touch.
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