Bellagio Conservatory’s Spring Display Goes to the Far East for Inspiration
The Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens have, for the first time, drawn inspiration from Japan for its spring display.
![Bellagio Conservatory Japan](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring2.jpg)
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.
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!
![Bellagio](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring18.jpg)
Flowers at the Conservatory include tulips, daffodils and snapdragons. Thank you, news release!
Live musicians (our favorite kind) perform songs on a floating platform from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. each day.
![Bellagio musicians](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring25.jpg)
In a pond, there are 75 live Koi fish (again, our favorite kind).
![Bellagio koi](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring24.jpg)
Also on-hand is a 12-foot tall traditional Japanese-inspired tea house.
![Bellagio tea house](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring3.jpg)
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.
![Bellagio turtle](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring16.jpg)
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?”
![Bellagio Conservatory](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring21.jpg)
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.
Besides, flowers!
![Bellagio](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring14.jpg)
One of the highlights of the display is an 18-foot-tall cherry blossom tree with 300 acrylic blossoms and leaves.
![Bellagio](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring31.jpg)
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.
![Bellagio Japanese crane](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring29.jpg)
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.
![Faberge egg](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/bellagio_spring28.jpg)
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.
Please enjoy more photos in our exclusive gallery of the Japanese and dead Russian-inspired spring display at Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens.
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