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Kenny Nguyen and his daughter Serena, 4, of Garden Grove, Calif. take a photo together during the opening of the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Ed Libby, conservatory designer, during the opening of his new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Russell Enniss, a Las Vegas resident, gets close up shots of flowers during the opening of the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

The opening of the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Matthew Reginaldo, 12, and West Tucker, 4, both from San Diego, visit the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Guests visit the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Rue Duong, right, and Hong Tran of Anaheim, Calif. stand together for a photo during the opening of the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Sunrise Mountain graduate Marcus Ramirez Hernandez has his photo taken in cap and gown during the opening of the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Marcus plans to attend the Alveda Institute Cosmetology School in the fall. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Guests visit the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

Guests visit the new Italian-inspired display at Bellagio's Conservatory & Botanical Gardens on Monday, June 12, 2017. Patrick Connolly Las Vegas Review-Journal @PConnPie

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June 12, 2017 - 2:23 pm

Summer arrives at Bellagio’s Conservatory & Botanical Gardens with First Italian-inspired display on June 12.

The summer display by designer Ed Libby and the Bellagio Horticulture team brings the island of Capri to the Las Vegas Strip.

Featuring a rugged landscape with multicolored villas high above a cove-studded coastline, 16-foot stone archways, multi-tiered fountains and a 20-foot lemon tree, the gardens will be on display now through September 9.

Check out the video and photo gallery above.

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