The Back Cove Ecological Demonstration Garden is beginning to look great.

Gary Fish of the Maine Board of Pesticide Control, who is helping coordinate the Yardscaping project, just sent out a great photo of the garden.

The echinacea, liatris and solidago are the primary plants in bloom, but for a garden that was installed in late June, it is looking pretty darn good.

Maybe it is all the rain, but ENOUGH ALREADY.

Gary says there is usually someone there from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays if you feel like volunteering on the garden.

Back at Nancy's and my home garden in Cape Elizabeth, we have had six ripe cherry tomatoes. Summer squash, zucchini and cucumbers are getting in good shape, but I really want tomatoes. And tomatoes take warmth and sun.

Our gladioli (gladioluses? glads?) are coming into bloom. We plant them in the vegetable garden and cut them as soon as we see them bloom at the bottom. New florets keep coming up the stem as the old ones go by, and they can last more than a week.

We are also beginning to get dahlias in a profusion of colors. If only it could just be dry enough to walk around and enjoy them.

Sorry. No more complaining. I can see the sun at the end of the forecast and the weekend is approaching. And I will be able to spend time in the garden.

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