About Us

Gina Victor-Carnell and Mickey Carnell Owners of Blue Pagoda and Evolution Orchids.

We came from Columbus, Ohio in June, 2003 to Englewood, Fl. to take over the Blue Pagoda!

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The flowers were GORGEOUS! I envisioned what they would look like, but your creations far exceeded my expectations. I really couldn’t believe how beautiful everything looked and Rich felt the exact same way. We got compliments from so many guests on how beautiful the flowers were and my bouquet was absolutely stunning and was exactly what I wanted (as was my sisters, the guys boutonnieres, the ceremony arrangements, centerpieces, EVERYTHING!). Thank you so much for making our wedding day that much more beautiful and for being so amazing to work with!!

Holly and Rich

Thank you so much for all your hard work and effort to help make our wedding so beautiful! We had so many compliments on the flowers and especially the chuppah. Everything was absolutely perfect. I truly appreciate your patience and creativity. You really helped put a special touch on our day. Yariv and I will be sure to send some pictures your way as soon as we get them! Thanks again for everything!!

Suzanne and Yariv

Stephen and I have had a little of time to settle back into life after the wedding (whew!), but still stop and smile all the time over just how perfect the weekend was. Your work was absolutely beautiful and went beyond colors and individual flowers, but captured perfectly the feel I was looking for in the arrangements – natural and lush! They were simply stunning and received countless compliments. From the beginning of the process to the culminating event, you’ve been such a pleasure to work with. I thoroughly enjoyed the creative process and appreciate how much you were able to do while working within my budget. You really made the day more beautiful than I ever could have expected!

Sandra and Stephan

Working with Gina was an absolute pleasure. Not being from the area, she did everything possible to make sure the planning was as easy as possible and took time to understand the vision I had for my wedding flowers. When I saw them in person on my wedding day, I was overjoyed. I had never seen flowers so beautiful before and they matched the vision in my head perfectly. I got multiple compliments on how great everything looked. I only hope that I get a chance to work with her and Blue Pagoda in the future

Melissa

The flowers were ABSOLUTELY gorgeous. My jaw dropped when I saw my bouquet, the bridesmaid bouquets and all of the flowers and palms at the pass club. Your work was perfect in every way! It was exactly what I wanted times 10! Thank you!!

Whitney

Love, love, love Gina and Blue Pagoda! The wedding flowers from the bouquets to the centerpieces were incredible! Gina was responsive and easy to work with. She did a fabulous job and the value for the money was incredible! Highly recommended!

Love

Thank you so much for making such beautiful bouquets for my wedding. They were absolutely gorgeous! I appreciate you switching the flowers since you said the ones we originally chose didn’t work quite right. I also appreciate you working with my budget and being so helpful with creating what I was looking for. I will definitely recommend you guys to anyone I know needing flowers in the area!

Emily

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