There were words of thanks and praise for some undercover garden work undertaken in front of the King Island Hotel just before Christmas.
The mystery person simply got in and rolled up their sleeves, starting at 7am and leaving at dusk.
But neither secrets nor information take long to get around the island.
The garden fairy was Sonja Hassing and she was overwhelmed by the public support she received.
“I was surprised when a friend showed me an online picture. Of me. In a garden,” Ms Hassing said in a response of thanks to her many supporters.
“People have been kind. Incredibly sweet. I was overwhelmed. Sincerely. Physically. I teared up and could read no more. I asked to do the garden. To make it pretty again.
“To have a place for grownups and little tooshies to sit, eat, drink and be merry. I took out a lot of flowers but left a lot, even if you may not see their budding stems.
“There was also the lovely lady who gave me potted flowers, and then I dug up more from her garden, and she would not charge me for them.
“Another lovely lady donated the use of her ute to take away the loads of weeds and branches to the tip and cartloads of mulch and helped spread it.
“I would have been happy to garden in the dark. Unseen. Then have it appear, like magic, all done in the morning. But in retrospect,
“I am glad I could not. Now I have forever memories of smiling faces and encouragement and of thoughtful and generous comments from those who stopped in person and wrote online.
“I am grateful, dear lovelies, that you took the time to tell me my efforts were appreciated and that the garden is ‘wonderful’.
“Please accept this not-so-private note as a very personal ‘THANK YOU’
“I offer a virtual thank-you hug. Or, if you wish, stop and ask for the ‘real’ thing. Love and hugs.”