We pull up to Ivy's greenhouse. It's a monster. The huge glass enclosure reminds me of a glass palace. It's shape is pointed in many spots to allow for growth of her mammoth plants.
I can see some plants from here. They are huge. The sun reflects off the glass making me squint. I place my hands over my eyes and gawk at the huge structure. I swear the plants moved slowly leaning toward the window. I shrug.
Ivy now acts a bit like Harley. She scrambles to get out and smiles like a little kid. I shouldn't judge. I'm like that with my cats.
Harley turns a cartwheel on the way in. Ivy explains she needs some help with the larger plants. Once we enter I stop and stare in all directions. It was like walking right into an exotic rain forest. It literally took my breath away. Not just the sights but the smell. It was the cleanest air I have ever breathed and some of the flowers made me feel so calm. Ivy smiled back at me. "Lovely isn't it?" I nodded with my mouth open.
recognized a few of the exotics. Bird of paradise, banana trees, orchids, Venus flytraps, pitcher plants but most I had never seen.
Ivy either imported these or made hybrids of her own. Vines grew into each other filled with wisteria, clematis, hummingbird vines, morning glories, and roses.
It was like a fairy tale world. I took a big whiff and somewhere there was catnip growing. "I love this place!"
"Me too" Harley said leaning over a large venus flytrap. Ivy ran over to her and pulled her back.
"Please don't touch them, they are sensitive." she warned.