People always ask me, "What is there good to do in Las Vegas?"
And the first thing I always tell them is the Bellagio Conservatory. "It's different every time!" I say.
This year's "The Birds and The B’s"—designed by the Bellagio's resident design genius, Ed Libby—is totally distinct from the spring displays that were installed in 2022, 2023, and 2024 (the latter of which I photographed but didn't publish).
Fortunately, although I arrived late in the day, I got there just in time to catch the golden beams dancing among the honey dipper in a scene of sweet escape.
Between its floral bumbles and its 18-foot-tall beehive of birch...
...plant materials (including live flower sculptures) are used to create an immersive fantasy of flowers...
...including jumbo blooms frequented by hummingbirds...
...their long, slender bills reaching out as though to feed on the nectar of the visitors that pass them by.
Three baby birds emerge out of their eggs in an 18-foot nest...
...under the springtime explosion of wisteria...
...as Cassandra the caterpillar represents rebirth and the bounty of spring...
...surrounded by pastel-colored, oversized morning glories.
Each season, the 14,000-square-foot conservatory is utterly transformed—with so many intricate details helping to execute distinct themes, including a bespoke honeysuckle scent that's pumped in through the vents.
This particular theme has been running since early March—and to prepare for its next. summertime installation, The Conservatory will go dark May 18 through 23. (Yes, it takes that long to take it down and put a new one up. MGM Resorts International (which owns the Bellagio Hotel & Casino) said that this display's assembly took 100 team members working six days, 24 hours a day.
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