BATESVILLE — A local Indiana lawn and garden center is celebrating the spooky season by paying tribute to the late “Prince of Darkness,” Ozzy Osbourne, with a massive, artistically carved pumpkin.

The 5 Oaks Lawn and Garden Center in Batesville is currently displaying a 500-pound gourd carved into the likeness of the legendary Black Sabbath co-founder. The rock icon, known for his dark persona and famously biting a bat’s head on stage, passed away in July at the age of 76.

The gargantuan pumpkin was a gift from a regular customer to 5 Oaks. An unnamed artist carved it at the recent Operation Pumpkin Fall Festival in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Shop owners at 5 Oaks have been granted permission by the customer to display the impressive work of art for as long as it lasts. To fight the natura

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