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Start a Backyard Phenology Practice

September 11, 2025 By Talya Tate Boerner

How to Start a Backyard Phenology Practice

Hey there, nature lovers 🌼—I’m excited to share some fun news with you! This summer, I’ve been working on a special project, and it’s ready for YOU.

During the past three years, I’ve been spreading my love of backyard phenology to anyone who will listen—Arkansas garden clubs, master gardening groups, and other cool organizations. Now, because there has been lots of interest in backyard phenology (yay!), I’ve created a workbook and a 36-month phenology wheel journal. These were specifically designed to help you start tracking the wonders of nature right outside your kitchen window.

And guess what?

YOU are the first to learn of these new products. 🎉 (This post contains affiliate links.)

 

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Backyard Phenology PACKAGE

August 28, 2025 By

Immerse yourself in the wonder of the seasons with this beautifully curated set designed to inspire observation, creativity, and connection with the natural world.

Begin with Exploring Nature: A Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Phenology, a practical and inspiring guide that introduces the art of noticing seasonal changes and developing a consistent nature journaling practice. Then bring your discoveries to life using the Backyard Phenology 36-Month Journal, where monthly wheels provide space for sketches, notes, and creative reflections—building a three-year record of your backyard’s rhythms. To complete the experience, the Backyard Phenology Colored Pencil Set offers twelve two-toned pencils (24 shades total) in an eco-friendly tube, perfect for capturing nature’s palette on the page.

Together, these tools make an inviting bundle for anyone seeking to slow down, explore, and celebrate the beauty of the outdoors—right outside your door.

Exploring Nature: A Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Phenology

August 24, 2025 By

Exploring Nature: A Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Phenology is designed to spark inspiration and sharpen your observation skills while guiding you toward a consistent nature journaling practice. Whether you’re brand-new to journaling or looking to deepen your existing practice, this guidebook will help you connect more fully with the natural world. Inside, you’ll find a brief introduction to phenology, a bit of history, practical journaling methods, observation prompts, and a handy materials list.

  • Paper weight: 60 pound, 90 grams per square meter
  • 40 pages
  • 8.5″ x 9″ / trade paperback

 

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Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

THE THIRD ACT OF THEO GRUENE (coming 2025)

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