The next time you head down Route 27 toward Route 1 in Edgecomb and bear north, take note of what a couple is doing to beautify their land opposite Cod Cove Inn.

Ken and Lena True, formerly of Wiscasset, married last July and bought their Edgecomb home.

They won’t see the handiwork from their house, which sits back from the road and behind the rise they’re spending a lot of time sprucing up, building small stone walls and planting flowers and plants on. They’re doing it for the benefit of passers-by. The inn's visitors will also look over to it. “And we’ll see it as we come and go to and from the house,” Lena said.

The land had to be cleared of a lot of small trees, bushes and weeds before the beautifying began. The rocks for the stone walls were dug from the land. And as professional as their project looks, the Trues said they’re not professional gardeners. “We just enjoy doing it,” Ken  said.

They’re a little concerned about a Central Maine Power pole in the middle of it, though. It stands just behind one of the small rock-lined plantings of a few Asian lilies. The pole has been designated for removal. The Trues hope that won’t happen until fall, as the results probably won't enhance their roadside gardens.

Meanwhile, enjoy the fruits of their labors when you're driving by.