Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

Want to bring beauty to your yard? Who can not smile at the sight of a monarch or other butterfly? If you noticed, there are fewer and fewer insects and butterflies lately.

You can help by planting milkweed!

Monarchs have left their summer homes in Canada and U.S. and are heading back to Mexico where they will spend the winter. On their way, they need nectar plants and places to lay their eggs.

Monarchs only lay eggs on milkweed. It has been estimated that only one to two monarchs that leave Canada make it to Mexico.

To help them out, there will be some free, noninvasive, annual plants g...