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All the Tiny Weed Flowers

March 4, 2020 By Talya Tate Boerner

all the tiny weed flowers

I love this time of year when all the tiny weed flowers begin blooming. Tiny weed flowers are a sure sign that spring is just around the bend. I’ve already noticed a few butterflies flitting about in our yard!

In earliest spring after a long winter’s nap, the early butterflies and bees are hungry for nectar. Tiny weed flowers provide a sweet buffet for our earliest pollinators.

If your goal is to rid your yard of these plants, I encourage you to look at them in a different light.

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Gene, Everywhere — Book Launch Giveaway Items!

February 29, 2020 By Talya Tate Boerner

Gene Everywhere Book Launch Giveaway Items!

The Gene, Everywhere Virtual Book Launch party is only 9 days away! This is getting real, y’all! What would Gracie do? She’d make a paper chain to count down the days. (Actually, she would have done that a month ago.)

Today, I want to tell you about the book launch giveaway items that will be available to win during the party.

But first, I’m required to provide you with this disclosure: Grace Grits and Gardening is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Alrighty. If you are confused about the idea of a virtual party and/or you missed the post about how it will work, click HERE. Otherwise, let’s move on to the goodies.

Who’s ready??

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Sunday Letter: 02.23.20

February 23, 2020 By Talya Tate Boerner

Sunday Letter

Good morning Sunday Letter friends,

I can’t believe my new book—Gene, Everywhere—will be out in 17 days. After all the thinking and scribbling and typing and editing and grinding of teeth, it only took 9 years and 17 days. LOL.

If I’m being honest, this is when the doubt creeps in.

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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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  • Sunday Letter: February 22, 2026
  • Our Garden Mission Statement
  • Goodbye, 2025. Hello, 2026.
  • Sunday Letter: 11.23.25
  • Maggie and Miss Ladybug: My New Children’s Nature Book

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