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Winged Guests Dedicate New Butterfly Garden

  • La Grange mayor Janet Moerbe waits for her butterfly to take flight during Saturday’s ceremony. Photos by Jeff Wick
    La Grange mayor Janet Moerbe waits for her butterfly to take flight during Saturday’s ceremony. Photos by Jeff Wick
  • Ken Morris waits for his butterfly to take flight.
    Ken Morris waits for his butterfly to take flight.
  • Winged Guests Dedicate New Butterfly Garden
    Winged Guests Dedicate New Butterfly Garden
  • Winged Guests Dedicate New Butterfly Garden
    Winged Guests Dedicate New Butterfly Garden
  • Left: More images from Saturday’s event, including, the painting of the rainwater cistern that will water the garden.
    Left: More images from Saturday’s event, including, the painting of the rainwater cistern that will water the garden.
No local site has been christened in such a unique way. Saturday a new butterfly garden at the Fayette Heritage Library grounds was officially dedicated by attendees all opening up envelopes with live butterflies inside. Some of them took a little more coaxing than others, but eventually all of the butterflies took flight, many landing on plants that had just been put in place days before. The…

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