Joanna Kirby, president of the Kentucky Garden Club, is urging gardeners to establish “monarch way stations” across the state where the larvae may feed.
Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/07/21/2725261/uncommonwealth-state-gardening.html#storylink=cpy
Kirby and others, including Monarchwatch.org and Wild Ones, a leader in the natural landscaping movement, want gardeners to understand how to build and maintain monarch habitats, including milkweed. That is not just an activity for gardeners; it can be undertaken by schools, community groups and local governments.
Flemingsburg Garden Club’s Monarch Waystation:
Mary Jane Scaggs, Linda Porter, and Joanna Kirby
Millersburg Garden Club’s Monarch Waystation:
Linda Porter, Linda Gillespie, Joanna Kirby, and Judy Cleaver at Millerburg’s Waystation
Millersburg Garden Club’s Monarch Waystation
Monarch on Milkweed Vine in Woodford County:
Danville Rotary Club Monarch Waystation:
Rotary President Logan Germann; Joanna Kirby; Mayor Bernie Hunstad; Susan Jonas, Garden Club of Danville
Danville Rotary presentation by President Logan Germann
Garden Side Green Thumb Garden Club’s Waveland State Historic Site Waystation:
Monarch Waystation at Irvine Elementary School:
Down To Earth Garden Club’s Waveland State Historic Site Waystation:
- Dedication of Monard Way Station at the Anderson County Public Library, sponsored by La Jardienere Garden Club, Frankfort, KY
- Monarch Way Station, Anderson County Public Library
