VISITORS to the Legh Arms admire the pub's garden.

But they can't drink in it. Nor can they sit in it.

Instead, it's neatly contained in an ICE BUCKET.

"I thought we could be a little innovative," said landlord Mike Leggett.

But the bonsai tree has helped to earn him a place in the bidding for pub garden of the year.

"The rules didn't stipulate a size so I thought they'd at least have to look at it," said Mike.

The landlord said the tree had also created quite a stir with his regulars.

"They have been talking about nothing else," he said.

"We've had quite a few people coming in just to look at the tree and several have been trying to grow their own."

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