Libertyville Friday 07.06.12. Libertyville resident Tony Kirch waters one of his garden areas on Friday, July 6, 2012, at his home. Kirch and many others are trying to deal with the extreme heat and trying to maintain their plants and flowers. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times
Libertyville resident Tony Kirch waters one of his garden areas on Friday, July 6, 2012, at his home. Kirch and many others are trying to deal with the extreme heat and trying to maintain their plants and flowers. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times
The front garden at the Libertyville home of the Kirch family on Friday, July 6, 2012. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times
Libertyville resident Tony Kirch waters one of his garden areas on Friday, July 6, 2012, at his home. Kirch and many others are trying to deal with the extreme heat and trying to maintain their plants and flowers. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times
A view of one of the backyard gardens at the Kirch family home on Friday, July 6, 2012, in Libertyville. | Buzz Orr~Sun-Times
LIBERTVILLE — It’s been a tough summer for avid gardeners like Tony Kirch. “We’re sort of in a survival mode,” said Kirch, a resident of Libertyville, and a board member for the Gardeners of Central Lake County. “We’ve probably had a half-inch of rain in …
