Our Mission
The Monkey Flower Group is a small scale flower grower and full service florist located in Napa, CA. Our mission is to make locally grown, environmentally and socially responsible, timelessly designed flowers available at a fair, competitive price to all members of our community.
Always Locally Grown and Pesticide Free
We source exclusively from our gardens and other nearby growers employing only responsible pest, weed, and soil management practices and OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) listed inputs. We believe this is desirable for all the same reasons that eating clean, locally grown food is: a carbon footprint, healthier communities, and fresher and safer products that reflect the season and landscape.
We are constantly expanding our community of growers. Here are a few who make our work possible:
Alcott Botanicals, Dixon
Devoto Gardens and Orchards, Sebastopol
Dewey Farms Flowers, Yolo
Front Porch Farm, Healdsburg
Jenniflora, Sebastopol
Longer Table Farm, Santa Rosa
Mockingbird Flora, Napa
Oak Hill Farm, Glen Ellen
Sidekick Flowers, Santa Rosa
The Monkey Flower Group, Napa
The Rustic Orchard and Flower Farm, Napa
Rainwater Ranch, Winters
Timeless Design
We design all arrangements in our simple, natural, and balanced signature style showcasing exclusively locally grown and pesticide free flowers and textures to complement the season, landscape, and occasion. We believe the result is always beautiful and timeless.
Environmental and Social Responsibility
Our commitment to energy and water conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and community outreach is recognized by The California Green Business Network and informs every detail of our business. All of our gift and event vases are made in the USA and may be returned for a lighter carbon footprint and credit towards more flowers (schedule an appointment here). Our zero waste studio is free from the toxic glues, petroleum foams, paints, and single use items that are so pervasive in the floral industry. Our local sourcing allows us to get to know our growers and prioritize support for those who advance our shared values and represent the diversity of our community. We are proud to be designing products, processes, and sourcing practices to support a future that is more sustainable and healthy for us, our growers, our community, and the environment.
Fair, Competitive Pricing
Over the course of over 10 years in business we have continually honed our systems of sourcing, design, storage, and transportation to save time, space, and resources. The resulting efficiency allows us to purchase the highest quality, locally grown flowers while still providing competitive pricing to our customers.
Our Namesake
Yes! There really is a monkey flower.
As a kid, founder Jaime Giorgi’s climbing tendencies earned her the nickname “Monkey”. This made a local wildflower, the sticky monkey flower, her special plant.
She named The Monkey Flower Group to honor the diverse genus, Mimulus, which includes over 150 species of monkey flowers. Like the exclusively locally grown flowers and textures composing our arrangements, some are carefully bred and cultivated for decorative purposes and others are wild and beautifully adapted to California’s climate.
Our People
Wife and husband owners Jaime Giorgi and Ben King met in college (at a sustainable meat conference – how's that for a meet cute?) where they both studied anthropology and economics with a focus on agriculture. Together they form the small and dedicated team at The Monkey Flower Group.
Jaime worked for flower, compost, alpaca, and chicken farms before founding The Monkey Flower Group in her hometown of Napa in 2010. In her spare time she enjoys gardening, knitting and spinning (wool not stationary bikes), and fawning over her bantam chickens and homing pigeons.
Ben worked for produce sellers, produce growers, and Napa County Health and Human Services before joining The Monkey Flower Group full time in 2015. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, reading spy novels, and drawing and painting using traditional techniques. He has a huge soft spot in his heart for his hometown of Saint Paul, Minnesota, but is continually won over by the natural beauty of Napa.
Napa Farmers Market
Bouquets of what we grow. Available on a first come first served basis at the Napa Farmers Market some Saturday mornings June-November (1100 West Street, Napa, CA 94559). Please give us a call, text, or email to confirm our next upcoming market. $7+
Ready Made Retail
An assortment of offerings. Available on a first come first served basis at Hudson Greens & Goods (Oxbow Public Market, 610 First Street, Napa, CA 94559). Please check current hours). $7+
Gift Deliveries
Custom designed for any occasion and delivered Tuesday-Saturday with your note, first flush to first frost, approximately March to mid-November. For accuracy, efficiency, and security, we accept all orders on our online store but please give us a call, text, or email to discuss any questions. $65+
Subscription Deliveries
Up to 15% discount and waived delivery throughout our normal service area for yourself, an office, client, or loved one. Available in 2 sessions at the peak of the growing season. For accuracy, efficiency, and security, we accept all orders on our online store but please give us a call, text, or email to discuss any questions. $351.
Memorials
We consider designing flowers for memorials to be one of the greatest honors of our work. Available for studio pickup or delivery Tuesday-Saturday throughout our normal service area, first flush to first frost, approximately March to mid-November. For accuracy, efficiency, and security, we accept all orders on our online store, but please give us a call, text, or email to discuss your ideas, our special complimentary scheduled delivery and setup for memorial services, and any questions. $65+
Simple Events
Available for studio pickup or simple dropoff delivery Tuesday-Saturday throughout our normal service area, first flush to first frost, approximately March to mid-November. Perfect for any celebration, including graduations, baby showers, engagement parties, and memorial receptions. For accuracy, efficiency, and security, we accept all orders on our online store but please or give us a call, text, or email to discuss any questions. $45+
Simple Weddings
Available for studio pickup or simple dropoff delivery to residential addresses Tuesday-Saturday throughout our normal service area, first flush to first frost, approximately March to mid-November. For accuracy, efficiency, and security, we accept all orders on our online store but please give us a call, text, or email to discuss any questions. $45+
Full Service Weddings and Events
Include delivery, setup, and breakdown as well as use of our timeless collection of containers (including solid metal, real wood, and custom designed pottery by local ceramist Amanda Wright), natural beeswax candles, and versatile table numbers and paper good holders. Please give us a call or email to discuss availability and details. $4,500+
Industry Weekly Delivery and Events
Discounts and waived delivery to business addresses throughout our normal service area, February-December. Please give us a call or email to discuss availability and establish an account. $150+
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