Green-fingered Roger and Valerie Holley have clipped two trees into the shape of a giant Christmas pudding, complete with a giant robin perched on top.
It took the Holleys six years to prune the evergreens into the perfectly round shape it is today and just a fortnight to create the huge robin that sits on top of it eating a berry.
This year the resourceful couple have even perched a few baby robins on top of their masterpiece.
The ‘tree’ has now become a much-loved local landmark in the front garden of their three-bedroom detached home in Yeovil, Somerset.
Grandfather-of-three Roger, 62, said: ‘We are really proud of our Christmas pudding and robin.
‘The robin has had a few babies this year – it has taken a lot of work to make it look this good, but the effort was worth it.
‘The tree is still a real favourite with the neighbours. They kid us about it but I think they really look forward to seeing it every Christmas.’
He says the unusual horticultural creation has ‘become something of a local phenomenon’.
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