For the Monarchs

The Kennett Square Beautification Committee wrote to me looking for some ink about its annual plant sale, which will be held Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Genesis walkway on State Street. Proceeds from the sale go planting toward the group's lovely barrel planters that you see around downtown Kennett.

Another goal of this year's sale is to draw attention to the plight of Monarch butterflies, which are facing a population decline because of the decrease in habitats on their annual migration route between Mexico and the United States. Gardeners can help the butterflies by planting Asclepias (milkweed), which they like to eat as they migrate. The committee will be selling the perennial milkweed variety, which comes in several colors and reseeds itself.

"Could you please help our cause with some publicity in your column?  We would be most appreciative (and so would the butterflies!)"
Done.