Feature Article in San Diego Home/Garden Magazine
Amongst Brussel Sprout Plants in My Winter Potager
Writer Mark Hiss in his feature Q & A article, La Rose en Vie, asked me a few questions about my experience with being selected and honored by Miracle-Gro to ride on their beautiful float in the Tournament of Rose Parade, January 1, 2016. He asked me other pertinent questions about the state of gardening in San Diego under drought conditions, where gardeners can find good information and advice, and of course, why chickens.
Read more online with the digital version, San Diego Home/Garden June 2016, scroll to Table of Contents, and click on your desired article and/or page number. Thank you San Diego Home/Garden magazine!
Fresh Strawberry Sorbet with Rustic Almond & Walnut Cookie
Spend the day in Provence at Domaine de Manion. Experience a relaxing and enjoyable day of garden, vineyard, a multi-course cooking demonstration and lunch, take away recipes, and a chance to shop.
Bonnie's love for Provence and healthy Mediterranean cuisine has lead her to travel to Provence often, take cooking classes, explore the markets, follow favorite chefs, and meet culinary icons. She invites you to enjoy "A Taste of French Country Living" through her "Lunch in Provence" culinary events, gardening, design, and lifestyle.
Bonnie recreates her "St. Remy Cooking Class" menu from last year with Chef Yvan Cadiou. Choice of two dates, Thursday, June 23, 2016, or Saturday June 25, 2016. Please specify your preferred date when signing up. Your day begins at 10:30am at Bonnie's home, Domaine de Manion. Cost is $150.00 per person, a $25.00 discount when you sign up online with a friend or loved one. Limited to ten people per class, and 5 person minimum.
For more information, and to sign up, please go to www.bonniejomanion.com or call (tel) (760) 402-7600, or email, bonnie@vintagegardengal.com
Recent Visit to NYC
9/11 Memorial and Museum
Sometimes a single rose can say so much. My first time to the 9/11 Memorial and 9/11 Museum on a beautiful June morning. It is so very moving, and hardly comprehensible that this September 2016 marks the 15th year since this horrific day.
"High Line" Urban Walk Way with Empire State Building in Background
You might have read about the "High Line" in garden design magazines, as it has become an urban landscape masterpiece. Once an elevated historic railroad line on the west side of Manhattan which was a life line for the industrial manufacturing sector transporting food and industrial products for New York City, today it has become so much more.
Abandoned in 1980 and slated for demolition, two very savvy neighborhood residents got the idea of creating a 20 block walking park repurposing the elevated tracks. Enlisting Mayor Micheal Bloomberg and others, the project caught on and became reality in 2009. Today it is a stunning peaceful public green urban walkway, with views of the Hudson River on the west and vibrant city views to the east.
My Husband, John, Observing the Contrast of Urban vs Landscape on North Side of "High Line"
Carly Cylinder (The Flower Chef), Taylor Morgan (Garden Collage), and Yours Truly
Do You Know About Garden Collage?
Garden Collage is a great new award-winning website for gardeners. I first learned about Garden Collage, when I was introduced to one of their gifted writers, Taylor Morgan, at the Carlsbad "Field to Vase" Dinner last April. I guarantee you will enjoy this garden website immensely.
Experience last Aprils' event as if you were there, through Taylor Morgan's gorgeous photos and writing, Dinner Supports Local Food Flower Farmers.
A Bientot!