Saturday, February 27, 2021, 12:40 GMT+7
Nguyen Van Cong, better known as Nam Cong, alongside an ornamental gorilla made from weeping fig plants in his garden on January 30, 2021, in Cho Lach District, Ben Tre Province. Photo: Son Lam/ Tuoi Tre
For over four decades, Nguyen Van Cong has been transforming ordinary garden shrubs into beautiful works of art.
Cong, better known as Nam Cong, works out of his garden in Ben Tre Province’s Cho Lach District, where lately he’s been busy trimming weeping fig plants to resemble buffalo in honor this year’s zodiac animal.
While Tet – the Vietnamese Lunar New Year – is typically Nam Cong’s busiest time of year, business has been slow over the past few months due to the COID-19 pandemic.