June 3, 2011
Spring Into Summer at Bellagio’s Conservatory and Botanical Gardens – Attraction unveils new elements in its timeless tribute to the season
Bellagio’s Conservatory and Botanical Gardens reveals new elements to its summer display, featuring a spectacular floral exhibition filled with bright blooms and a playful carnival. Reminiscent of the lazy days of the year’s longest season, the vibrant exhibit features a moving 11-foot tall carousel, a 40-foot full-scale Ferris wheel and patriotic displays of the Stars and Stripes.
At the entrance of the Conservatory and new to the exhibit, a reflective pond showcases an American Bald Eagle, made from coconut chips, magnolia leaves and chopped strawflowers, mounted on an over-scale replica of the Liberty Bell. Nearby, a stone-based rustic greenhouse houses 30 live birds – Lorikeets and Rosellas. Steps away, a father bear and his cub are seen on a whimsical fishing adventure, clad in botanical fishing vests and hats, both carrying wooden poles.
In conjunction with the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art’s new exhibit “A Sense of Place: Landscapes from Monet to Hockney,” the Conservatory has created an interpretation of Armand Guillaumin’s Vue de Pontcharra Plaine de l’Isere le Soir (1901) using a colorful array of flora. Located in the Giardini corner, the recreated painting is fitted within a 6-foot tall elaborately carved frame accompanied by a 12-foot wood tapered painter’s brush and over-sized paint palette with simulated smeared oil paints.
On view through September 10, the summer display within Bellagio’s Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is complimentary to the public and open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
Summer Exhibit Facts
Display dates: May 25 – September 10
Total flowers on display per week: 9,912
Total flowers on display for duration of the exhibit: 94,608
Fantasy tree:
Made of 420,000 feet of Salix trianda willow
Height: 25 feet
Width: 22 feet
Weight 3,300 lbs
Carousel:
Height: 11 feet
Width: 18 feet
Weight 8,600 lbs
Ferris Wheel:
Height: 40 feet
Width: 8 feet
Picture Frame:
Height: 6 feet
Width: 8 feet
Paint Brush: 12 feet tall
Palette: 4 foot diameter
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