About
Dragonfly Floral is a Mother / Daughter run floral design collective in the heart of the Russian River Valley in Healdsburg, California's Wine Country. Surrounded by 6 acres of organic flowers and countless varieties of interesting foliage, we are blessed with a truly unique palette to work with. In 1990 our farm was planted entirely in grapes. It is now a haven for birds, critters, locals and visitors.
We have an outstanding team of highly talented and accomplished designers. Collectively we have close to a century of experience.
You will have the benefit of our experience with thousands of weddings and events. Dragonfly Floral helps execute over a hundred events a year. We also do hundreds of one of a kind delivery arrangements.
Over the years we have hosted many wonderful design classes, we are proud to now have a dedicated space and to broaden our offerings, with the help of our Lead Designer Pam Bell.
We have an outstanding team of highly talented and accomplished designers. Collectively we have close to a century of experience.
You will have the benefit of our experience with thousands of weddings and events. Dragonfly Floral helps execute over a hundred events a year. We also do hundreds of one of a kind delivery arrangements.
Over the years we have hosted many wonderful design classes, we are proud to now have a dedicated space and to broaden our offerings, with the help of our Lead Designer Pam Bell.
Bonnie Z - Owner and Master Designer (Mother)
From fiber art to flowers is not such a great leap. Both involve color, texture and fiber. Bonnie has degrees in textiles from California College of the Arts and The School for American Craftsmen. She spent many years creating for galleries, museums, shops and juried shows in Cleveland, New York, Boston and the Bay Area including Obiko which was on of the first wearable art galleries in the country. Gardening, however, was her obsession and when she ran out of room in her Point Richmond garden, her family moved to 6 acres in Healdsburg. After removing the existing vineyard, the plan had been to grow specialty vegetables in summer and continue with textiles in the winter, but farming took over full time.
Along with the beautiful fruit and vegetables we were providing for restaurants and caterers, we were also growing flowers. Needless to say, the flowers started edging out the vegetables. After a few years Carrie Brown, owner of Jimtown Store, asked us to provide arrangements for a wedding and that's how it all started.
Bonnie Z and her team have done thousands of arrangements over the last 20 years.
From fiber art to flowers is not such a great leap. Both involve color, texture and fiber. Bonnie has degrees in textiles from California College of the Arts and The School for American Craftsmen. She spent many years creating for galleries, museums, shops and juried shows in Cleveland, New York, Boston and the Bay Area including Obiko which was on of the first wearable art galleries in the country. Gardening, however, was her obsession and when she ran out of room in her Point Richmond garden, her family moved to 6 acres in Healdsburg. After removing the existing vineyard, the plan had been to grow specialty vegetables in summer and continue with textiles in the winter, but farming took over full time.
Along with the beautiful fruit and vegetables we were providing for restaurants and caterers, we were also growing flowers. Needless to say, the flowers started edging out the vegetables. After a few years Carrie Brown, owner of Jimtown Store, asked us to provide arrangements for a wedding and that's how it all started.
Bonnie Z and her team have done thousands of arrangements over the last 20 years.
Carlisle Degischer - Senior Designer (Daughter)
In 1991 Carlisle started working at a Winston Stanley Flower Shop as her after school and weekend job. Over the years she has come and gone from floral design. Since landing back at the farm in 2001 Carlisle has dedicated her self to floral design and now specializes in Bridal and Wedding Party Bouquets.
In 1991 Carlisle started working at a Winston Stanley Flower Shop as her after school and weekend job. Over the years she has come and gone from floral design. Since landing back at the farm in 2001 Carlisle has dedicated her self to floral design and now specializes in Bridal and Wedding Party Bouquets.
Pamela Bell - Instructor / Project Manager / Event Planner
Pam has been working with flowers for over 25 years, she owned and operated Bell & Trunk Flowers in San Francisco for nine years. She developed a natural and organic style that helped to set the trend in the floral designs we see today. She designed for hotels, restaurants, weddings and events in the Bay Area and sold her shop in 1999.
Although she has developed many talents and skills since then, she maintains her passion for floral design by running the Flower School at Dragonfly Floral; by offering private classes and team-building events; by inspiring others to connect with nature on a regular basis; and by creating beautiful environs and events in her private event planning business, Pam Bell Events.
Pam has been working with flowers for over 25 years, she owned and operated Bell & Trunk Flowers in San Francisco for nine years. She developed a natural and organic style that helped to set the trend in the floral designs we see today. She designed for hotels, restaurants, weddings and events in the Bay Area and sold her shop in 1999.
Although she has developed many talents and skills since then, she maintains her passion for floral design by running the Flower School at Dragonfly Floral; by offering private classes and team-building events; by inspiring others to connect with nature on a regular basis; and by creating beautiful environs and events in her private event planning business, Pam Bell Events.