May 10, 2007

Loch Ness Monster in the Garden

Loch Ness Monster in the Garden

Nessie spotted in Sussex garden

The Loch Ness Monster has made an appearance in East Sussex thanks to one man’s green-fingered labour of love. John Dobson, from Polegate, has spent 17 years trimming Nessie’s head, tail and humps into a 15ft-high (4.6m) garden hedge.

“It doesn’t take any upkeep at all, you only have to cut it three times a year. It’s my pride and joy,” he said.

Mr Dobson has kept a scrapbook of the hedge’s growth over the years and is now growing a Nessie for his neighbour.

He said he had the idea originally because “the Loch Ness monster was rather spectacular looking… and very simple really”.

He added: “I didn’t want to do herds of elephants or motor cars.

“Now with any friends and relatives who come here, it’s a big talking point for them.”

Mr Dobson’s creative endeavours even extended to constructing a retaining wall at the base of the hedge to simulate the ripples on Loch Ness.BBC News

About Craig Woolheater
Co-founder of Cryptomundo in 2005. I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films: OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.

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