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Bonnie Manion

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Overview

San Diego, California 92024

Bonnie is a garden writer and speaker out of Southern California, assisting and inspiring others on how to incorporate more garden in their lives through cooking, design, and styling. She has been featured in national publications for her designs.

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Description

Bonnie is a blogger, freelance garden writer, garden stylist, and speaker.

Bonnie Manion pens the garden lifestyle blog, www.VintageGardenGal.com, writing about her gardens, garden antiques, chickens, travels, vineyards, wine, home-grown food, recipes, vintage container design, and more. Through her garden antique business, Mon Petit Chou, she designs and creates re-purposed vintage container creations.

Bonnie is a little bit farm girl, a little bit European, a little bit SoCal gal, and a whole lot of fun.

Bonnie’s writings, photography, and artful living are a reflection of her love for the simple country life, as well as her time spent living abroad. She and her husband, John, have spent the last twelve years transforming what once was a neglected acre of land into a beautiful and bountiful “gentleman’s farm”.

Bonnie has been featured in national garden magazines with her gardens, organic practices, chickens, and designs. Bonnie speaks to garden-related organizations and businesses on popular subjects such as espaliered fruit trees, backyard chickens, backyard composting, backyard vineyards, vintage container design, and garden styling. She and her husband, John, have won several ribbons for their home-made wines at the San Diego and Orange County Fairs.

A professed self-taught gardener, Bonnie has a B.S. Degree from the College of Agriculture at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition, she has earned an International Business Certificate, and Wine Technology Certificate from Mira Costa College, Oceanside, California.

Bonnie has been an active gardener and participating member of several local garden clubs for over 20 years. Bonnie is a member of Garden Writer's Association.

Topics

Bonnie draws inspiration from her own home and garden. She writes and speaks on many popular subjects such as composting, chickens, backyard vineyards, espaliered fruit trees, garden styling, homegrown edibles, herbs, and vintage re-purposing, and more.

The Art of Espaliered Fruit Trees

Basic Vintage Container Design

The Joy of Backyard Chickens