{"id":10936,"date":"2015-04-08T01:22:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T08:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=10936"},"modified":"2019-01-30T23:42:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T07:42:05","slug":"bellagio-conservatorys-spring-display-goes-east-for-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/bellagio-conservatorys-spring-display-goes-east-for-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellagio Conservatory’s Spring Display Goes to the Far East for Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens have, for the first time, drawn inspiration from Japan for its spring display.<\/p>\n

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The oil-paper umbrella originated in China. Which is pretty much the same as Japan if you look at a map, from a distance, while squinting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Bellagio’s new spring display showcases many aspects of Asian culture, including the fact Asian visitors drop a metric ass-ton of cash at Las Vegas casinos. Wait, sorry, that wasn’t in the news release.<\/p>\n

This is from the release, “Pairing the soothing aesthetics of Japan’s traditional gardens with Bellagio’s striking grandeur; the new display boasts a vibrant collection of more than 82,000 flowers and larger-than-life floral creations.” Back to more pretty photos!<\/p>\n

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Some of the 82,000 flowers. We’d tell you which ones, but that would involve “remembering” or “note-taking,” not our favorite things.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Flowers at the Conservatory include tulips, daffodils and snapdragons. Thank you, news release!<\/p>\n

Live musicians (our favorite kind) perform songs on a floating platform from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day.<\/p>\n

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No dancing, please. You might crush a snapdragon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a pond, there are 75 live Koi fish (again, our favorite kind).<\/p>\n

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“Koi” is a Japanese word that means “carp.” Koi makes them sound more exotic, so just go with it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also on-hand is a 12-foot tall traditional Japanese-inspired tea house.<\/p>\n

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The ideal floor size of a tea room is 4.5 tatami mats, whatever those might actually be. We are a Las Vegas blog, not a foreign exchange student.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other cultural icons at the Bellagio Conservatory include the turtle, below. In Japanese culture, turtles represent longevity and good luck. Or soup. But mostly those other two things.<\/p>\n

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The turtle on display at Bellagio is similar to Gamera, the building-crushing mutant that got its ass whipped by Godzilla<\/a>. But with flowers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are a few elements of this year’s display that are head-scratchers. While the hotel may claim they were inspired by Japanese culture, they seem to have been inspired by, “What can we throw up there on the cheap?”<\/p>\n

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Did we mention the Bellagio Conservatory is still free? All is forgiven.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the spring display may not necessarily be the Conservatory’s most memorable, we have to keep things in perspective. It’s free, and it could be a CVS. ‘Nuff said.<\/p>\n

Besides, flowers!<\/p>\n

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These are the rare, delicate “flowers we also didn’t bother to write down the name of.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the highlights of the display is an 18-foot-tall cherry blossom tree with 300 acrylic blossoms and leaves.<\/p>\n

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Whatever happened to the Acrylic Blossoms? Loved their music.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A six-foot-tall crane stands nearby, wings outstretched as if to say, “Please, can we wrap up this blog post? I have to get busy sharing some of these amazing photos on Pinterest.” Or something.<\/p>\n

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The red-crowned crane, or Japanese crane, is among the rarest in the world and symbolizes fidelity. And in Las Vegas, it’s about the only thing that does.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before you leave the Conservatory, make sure to check out the giant Fabergé egg fashioned from (wait for it) flowers. The egg is a clever cross-promotion for an exhibit in the Bellagio’s Gallery of Fine Art, “Fabergé Revealed.” The gallery features more than 200 objects made by a dead Russian. Although that’s probably not the description Bellagio uses in its marketing materials. They’re fancy like that. Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Despite the fact this has absolutely nothing to do with Japanese culture, it’s still a great photo op, not to mention it could make 4,800 omelets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Even after years of Bellagio displays, we still enjoy seeing what the Bellagio’s approximately 140 horticulturists have up their sod-soiled sleeves. And like we said, it remains one of the best free things to do in Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Please enjoy more photos in our exclusive gallery of the Japanese and dead Russian-inspired spring display at Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.<\/p>\n