Noltie's Botanical Novelties

[sweetpinkpixie]

Noltie's Botanical Novelties is a peculiar little shop which looks as though humanity has abandoned it entirely and nature is trying its best to take over. While the storefront is similar in appearance to the stores on either side, tendrils of plants have broken through and weaved in and out of the brickwork and there are strange and beautiful flowers seemingly growing right out of the mortar.

Inside the store its generally humid like a greenhouse and it smells fresh and loamy - definitely heaven for anyone with the proverbial green thumb. The plants are organised by their geographic origins, and as you approach certain areas you might notice temperature changes and weather charms expertly in place to best serve the plants in question.

Noltie's prides itself on acquiring and stocking only the best magical and mundane herbology supplies. Even those plants which are not on the permanent inventory can be acquired on request, so too can almost any non-magical plant, for a price. Nothing illegal is stocked here. Noltie's will not sell dangerous plants to minors, or anything that requires a license without the appropriate paperwork, everything in this store is above board, though we have heard there is a shop in Knockturn Alley that takes care of that sort of thing...

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Magical Plants

• Alihotsy - 15 Sickles
• Bouncing Bulb - 4 Galleons 3 Sickles
• Bubotuber - 9 Galleons 17 Sickles
• Chiming bluebell - 6 Galleons 12 Sickles
• Chinese Chomping Cabbage - 17 Galleons 2 Sickles
• Dittany - 5 Galleons 3 Sickles
• Flitterbloom - 18 Galleons 14 Sickles
• Flutterby bush - 20 Galleons 13 Sickles
• Honking daffodil - 5 Galleons 8 Sickles
• Mimbulus mimbletonia - 15 Galleons 16 Sickles
• Puffapod - 5 Galleons 11 Sickles
• Screechsnap - 16 Galleons 14 Sickles
• Shrivelfig - 2 Galleons 8 Sickles
• Singing lily - 3 Galleons
• Sopophorous plant - 6 Galleons 11 Sickles

Water Plants

• Blue Lace - 1 Galleon 19 Knuts
• Brain Coral - 4 Galleons 9 Sickles
• Colly Bugle - 6 Galleons 2 Sickles
• Gillyweed - 7 Galleons 4 Sickles
• Pounce Stink - 2 Galleons 8 Sickles
• Victoria Amazonica - 5 Galleons 10 Sickles

Toadstools

• Bulgarian Lily - 1 Galleon 12 Sickles
• Cleopatra’s Caps - 3 Galleons 9 Sickles
• Elvin Army - 2 Galleons 8 Sickles
• Fuzzigzaged Fungus - 2 Galleons 4 Sickles
• Leaping Toadstools - 2 Galleons 11 Sickles
• Needlefig Nail - 3 Galleons
• Pixie Platters - 4 Galleons 9 Sickles
• Shaggy Sapphire - 4 Galleons 2 Sickles
• Talking Toadstools - 2 Galleons 9 Sickles
• Waxy Wheel - 5 Galleons 1 Sickle

Flesh-eating plants**
(due to the dangerous classifications of these plants, customers must be Of Age and have the necessary license to purchase)

• Chokeberry Bush - 17 Galleons 3 Sickles
• Dwarf Snargaluff - 20 Galleons
• Fanged Geranium - 14 Galleons 8 Sickles
• Self-fertilising Bush - 18 Galleons 12 Sickles
• Weigela - 16 Galleons 1 Sickle

Mundane Plants

• Aconite - 1 Galleon 6 Knuts
• Belladonna - 1 Galleon
• Foxglove - 14 Sickles
• Knotgrass - 12 Sickles
• Lavender - 9 Sickles 5 Knuts
• Rue - 10 Sickles 3 Knuts
• Valerian - 13 Sickles 2 Knuts
• Wormwood - 1 Galleon 1 Sickle
  **a seasonal variety of mundane garden flowers also available, price subject to type and availability

Plant Products and Herbology Supplies

• Dragon-hide gloves - 12 Sickles
• Dragon dung fertiliser - 3 Galleons 2 Sickles
• Mooncalf fertiliser - 4 Galleons 5 Sickles
• Dragon dung compost - 2 Galleons 8 Sickles
• Gnome-Away garden pest repellent - 4 Galleons 13 Sickles
• Hand spade - 12 Sickles 11 Knuts
• Shovels - starting at 3 Galleons
• Soil - 1 Galleon 11 Sickles
• Pots, assorted sizes - starting at 15 Sickles 27 Knuts
  **Other supplies and plants (magical and mundane) can be ordered upon request.
  

This shop is owned by an NPC and is a part of the IC Shopkeeper initiative. For details, please see this thread.

[Zoe]

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone

Both sounded like it made sense. At least it wasn’t just about the connections, like a lot of different routes seemed to be. “Outshining everyone is something I imagine you can do, so I’m sure you’ll get your break.” She WAS gorgeous, so Shay imagined it was nigh impossible to not have your eye drawn to the girl when she was performing. Maybe that was something she could get a future ticket to from Avery - again, out of curiosity of course.

She loved being predictable - honestly. Knowing Julia was already anticipating what she might have been thinking would have brought her large amounts of amusement and pleasure. But it was fun to keep one on their toes too - mix things up by giving the occasional break from her flirtatious nature. With any luck, maybe the other girl would miss it or just spend more time later thinking about what it could have been. “Being the youngest is the best I imagine. By default, doesn’t that give you a pass to delegate some of the responsibility?” Perks of having been born second, right? Though that was just what she figured having observed the Sawyer’s. The youngest certainly had it made in that family.

While she didn’t mind terribly talking about her brother, it was still appreciated when people backed off. So Julia just got a return smile at her nod while the red head happily moved on to other topics.

At the mention of being forwarded, Shay threw her head back and laughed before regaining her composure quickly and giving a small shrug. “Ever notice how much time people waste with subtlety? Life’s too short to not be direct.” One of her mottos, as it were. “Is the idea of me seeing you again not welcomed?” She wasn’t a monster, if she was making the girl uncomfortable she could certainly back off. But she was taking the blush to her cheeks, present moment included, as a good sign.

Yet another comment made her cheeks feel slightly warmer than they normally would have. Fortunately this time her skin didn't get warm enough to redden. If anything it was a light shade of pink. But Julia could not deny that she knew how to outshine people. She had done it more times than she could count in her youth, left her mark at Beauxbatons, and had even gotten into WADA. Things just got a little more muddled at the performing arts school with all that talent under one roof. "It'll be if it's meant to be," she responded with a smile. Even if fame and glory didn't happen, at least she'd be doing something she loved.

"It does have its perks. I certainly am the baby of the family," the brunette had to admit. "But, at the same time, there is a lot of pressure that comes with it. If you have a sister like mine, there's quite a bit you have to live up to." Which was why she had pushed herself to the brim when it came to dancing. Further details on that were for a later, much later, discussion.

The directness was something that Julia did not mind at all, even if it did ultimately cause her to blush in front of someone she had just met. In fact, she found herself not able to disagree with Siofra's words at all, though she couldn't say she paid much attention to the amount of time people wasted by beating around the bush. "You're not wrong," she commented. "Carpe diem and all of that."

Now, in response to the last phrase that came out of the redhead's mouth, the brunette smirked a little. "To be determined," she teased as they began to walk away from Noltie's. "I guess we'll see where we stand after a few cocktails."

[Chelliephone]

While Flourish and Blotts was Gilly's safe haven, it didn't take terribly long for Drake to realize Noltie's was his. He liked going in and looking at the assortment of plants available, and what literature they had available was also far more curated to his tastes that it was fun to pick up the books and carefully peer through the pages.

Which was exactly what he was doing at the present moment. Having been in the shop for a few moments, he'd found his way to the shelves and pulled a spine out so he could flip through - not even registering the name of the title, but certainly admiring the diagrams with in. Drawing plants all day every day sounded nice. Glancing around this way and that, he found a corner of wall to lean against as he continued to do so.

[astrocat]

SPOILER!!: Drake

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Originally Posted by Chelliephone

While Flourish and Blotts was Gilly's safe haven, it didn't take terribly long for Drake to realize Noltie's was his. He liked going in and looking at the assortment of plants available, and what literature they had available was also far more curated to his tastes that it was fun to pick up the books and carefully peer through the pages.

Which was exactly what he was doing at the present moment. Having been in the shop for a few moments, he'd found his way to the shelves and pulled a spine out so he could flip through - not even registering the name of the title, but certainly admiring the diagrams with in. Drawing plants all day every day sounded nice. Glancing around this way and that, he found a corner of wall to lean against as he continued to do so.

The first time Phoebe had access to a garden was when she'd arrived at Stemp House at age 7 (before then, she only remembered living in apartments). She'd loved plants every since, and even had a few of her own. Right now, she wasn't allowed to buy any more (not that she had the money to anyways), but that didn't stop Pheebs from hanging around Noltie's Botanical Novelties. She hung around the store like a clumsy little ghost, looking at all the plants and occasionally asking if there was anything she could help with. Today, she was drawing a little picture of a dittany plant to give to the shopkeeper and 'bugging'(at least, she was worried that she was bugging) them with tons of questions about the healing plant. When she was done with all of her questions, she drifted over to Drake, who was standing in the corner. "Can I look at your book too? Please?" She didn't want to encroach on his personal space without permission.

[Chelliephone]

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Originally Posted by astrocat

The first time Phoebe had access to a garden was when she'd arrived at Stemp House at age 7 (before then, she only remembered living in apartments). She'd loved plants every since, and even had a few of her own. Right now, she wasn't allowed to buy any more (not that she had the money to anyways), but that didn't stop Pheebs from hanging around Noltie's Botanical Novelties. She hung around the store like a clumsy little ghost, looking at all the plants and occasionally asking if there was anything she could help with. Today, she was drawing a little picture of a dittany plant to give to the shopkeeper and 'bugging'(at least, she was worried that she was bugging) them with tons of questions about the healing plant. When she was done with all of her questions, she drifted over to Drake, who was standing in the corner. "Can I look at your book too? Please?" She didn't want to encroach on his personal space without permission.

He was so engrossed in looking at all of the pictures, and reading a few excerpts about different variations of common plants he'd known about previously, that Drake hadn't even noticed much about his surroundings. Including the presence of his sister's dormmate (and one whom he would consider a friend). It was only when the familiar voice was quietly asking to look at the book too, that Drake's attention snapped upwards and brown eyes settled on Phoebe.

"Oh hi!" The curly haired boy greeted her enthusiastically, scooting more towards a corner to make some extra space against the wall for her to squeeze in too. "Of course you can! Have you seen this one before? I don't really pay attention to titles but I don't think I recognize these diagrams." He moved the book to give her a better view.

[MadMadamMalfoy]

Although there was nothing on her Hogwarts list here, Sydney Masters had her own reasons for visiting the plant shop. Namely, the venus flytrap plant tucked under her arm. The plant, (somewhat) affectionately named Alastor, needed a larger pot, and this seemed as good a place as any to buy one. She hoped to find one in red, maybe with a nice stripe pattern, but it didn’t matter. She could always paint the pot if she couldn't find a design she liked, but it would save time to just buy one.

As the blonde meandered through the shop, a display of flesh-eating plants caught her eye. COOL!!! She couldn’t wait to turn seventeen so she could get one of those! She’d like a fanged geranium one say, or maybe a venomous tentacula… which she didn’t see in the shop but she’d read about them. Such a shame she was too young!

Sydney may be young, but she was not stupid! She admired the flesh-eating plants from a safe distance, holding Alastor far out of the way.

[Holmesian Feline]

Noltie’s was definitely not a new place for Marcus, what with his green thumb and one to used to finding comfort in the familiar smells permeating the space. In fact he used the quaint little shop as a cautionary tale on how to be careful not to let his greenspaces completely take over. His gardens and greenhouse weren’t THAT bad or so he defended to his wife and family. It wasn’t like he had any flesh-eating plants where they could harm the kids when they were growing up or any of their friends that happened to be visiting and didn’t have the wherewithal of how to behave around them like Aggie, Lily and Turner themselves did.

And now he had an excuse to see if he needed any more new plants. Granted the greenhouses of Hogwarts were far from bare but Marcus was certainly up for adding his mark to the space. Which was what mainly brought him through the doorway this time around. At least his main excuse at the moment. He had already conversed with the shopkeeper earlier in the summer to work out student supply needs. Hmm…now where to begin?

[PhoenixRising]

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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline

Noltie’s was definitely not a new place for Marcus, what with his green thumb and one to used to finding comfort in the familiar smells permeating the space. In fact he used the quaint little shop as a cautionary tale on how to be careful not to let his greenspaces completely take over. His gardens and greenhouse weren’t THAT bad or so he defended to his wife and family. It wasn’t like he had any flesh-eating plants where they could harm the kids when they were growing up or any of their friends that happened to be visiting and didn’t have the wherewithal of how to behave around them like Aggie, Lily and Turner themselves did.

And now he had an excuse to see if he needed any more new plants. Granted the greenhouses of Hogwarts were far from bare but Marcus was certainly up for adding his mark to the space. Which was what mainly brought him through the doorway this time around. At least his main excuse. He had already conversed with the shopkeeper earlier in the summer to work out student supply needs. Hmm…now where to begin?

Did Adrienne need another plant for her apartment? Absolutely not. Which is exactly why she was shopping for a plant for niece, because while that little girl was still young, Adri was determined to be the aunt to support greenery in that child's life. She doubted very much she could rely her brother to teach about plants and while Nora definitely did alright in Herbology, she was the aunt. Then fun nerdy plant obsessed aunt.

She'd definitely need something easy to care for. Difficult to kill. Chocolate brown eyes roaming the shelves, she twirled a lock of hair around her finger, deliberating.

[Holmesian Feline]

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

Did Adrienne need another plant for her apartment? Absolutely not. Which is exactly why she was shopping for a plant for niece, because while that little girl was still young, Adri was determined to be the aunt to support greenery in that child's life. She doubted very much she could rely her brother to teach about plants and while Nora definitely did alright in Herbology, she was the aunt. Then fun nerdy plant obsessed aunt.

She'd definitely need something easy to care for. Difficult to kill. Chocolate brown eyes roaming the shelves, she twirled a lock of hair around her finger, deliberating.

Hmm…nothing dangerous.

He wouldn’t want a student coming to visit him to accidentally stumble on it and have to rush him or her to the hospital wing. THAT would be something he would have to explain to the headmaster and could risk the job, especially as a new hire. Maybe after a few years under his belt after he’s learned what sort of boss the older man was. So that pruned a portion of the available options off of his choices as he moved into one magicked environment. Probably best if its preferred condition was something he himself could stand or charm that way, he mused to himself as he absently turned around a corner…

…and into a young woman causing him to wince and quickly step back. “My apologies…” he remarked honestly. “I should know better than to just wander around plants.”

[PhoenixRising]

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Originally Posted by Holmesian Feline

Hmm…nothing dangerous.

He wouldn’t want a student coming to visit him to accidentally stumble on it and have to rush him or her to the hospital wing. THAT would be something he would have to explain to the headmaster and could risk the job, especially as a new hire. Maybe after a few years under his belt after he’s learned what sort of boss the older man was. So that pruned a portion of the available options off of his choices as he moved into one magicked environment. Probably best if its preferred condition was something he himself could stand or charm that way, he mused to himself as he absently turned around a corner…

…and into a young woman causing him to wince and quickly step back. “My apologies…” he remarked honestly. “I should know better than to just wander around plants.”

She was familiar with the plants in the section that she was perusing. They were all relatively mild, but the only thing that gave her pause is that from her recollection they required regular watering. While she loved her niece dearly, she wasn't sure how much she could be expected to water her plants. For one the girl was under five years old, so Adri definitely predicted her to lose interest after a couple weeks at most.

Before she could ponder too much, someone bumped her and as a result ... she herself was caught off guard and extended her palm to brace herself on the shelf. Which she was grateful at that moment to be strapped securely to the ground, for it did provide the necessary support to keep her upright. The downside was that the impact her slamming her palm against the shelf she felt a small twinge as her wrist bent backwards a little too much and she knew instantly it was a broken wrist. Her face winced in pain, she turned around ready to barrage him with questions except he seemed so genuinely sincere as he apologized. "Whoever said plants didn't cause physical pain, was seriously mistaken." She said, sighing and shaking her head. "You don't happen to recall the spell for creating a splint, do you? My healing skills for humans was always lacking." Which was why she chose a career involving plants, not people.

[Holmesian Feline]

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Originally Posted by PhoenixRising

She was familiar with the plants in the section that she was perusing. They were all relatively mild, but the only thing that gave her pause is that from her recollection they required regular watering. While she loved her niece dearly, she wasn't sure how much she could be expected to water her plants. For one the girl was under five years old, so Adri definitely predicted her to lose interest after a couple weeks at most.

Before she could ponder too much, someone bumped her and as a result ... she herself was caught off guard and extended her palm to brace herself on the shelf. Which she was grateful at that moment to be strapped securely to the ground, for it did provide the necessary support to keep her upright. The downside was that the impact her slamming her palm against the shelf she felt a small twinge as her wrist bent backwards a little too much and she knew instantly it was a broken wrist. Her face winced in pain, she turned around ready to barrage him with questions except he seemed so genuinely sincere as he apologized. "Whoever said plants didn't cause physical pain, was seriously mistaken." She said, sighing and shaking her head. "You don't happen to recall the spell for creating a splint, do you? My healing skills for humans was always lacking." Which was why she chose a career involving plants, not people.

His entire face fell when he registered the wench across her own. Oh Merlin, just what had he done? “I can certainly give them plenty of examples to that fact,” It was truly one of the hazards of being a herbologist and working with the more magical and dangerous types of their ilk. Apparently one of the others was hurting more defenseless young women who you happen upon in a botanical shop.

“Thankfully I do…” he remarked, slipping his wand from his pocket and looking at the woman in askance for permission to cast on her. Of course then he realized she wouldn’t be asking if she didn’t. “Actually works nicely to tie back vining plants as well.” Marcus mused to try and soften the seriousness of the situation. “Hold it out please…” he instructed, giving her a moment to brace herself before focusing and casting “Ferula,” on the poor limb.

[FearlessLeader19]

Dexter, on his days off from work, loved frequenting Diagon Alley. Aside from stopping for ice cream at Florean’s, Noltie’s was his favourite place to visit. It made sense since he was a Herbologist. Though one could argue that since he worked with plants all day, Dex could easily get fed up with them. But nope, that would never be the case for him. Plants - both water and land - were his life.

He strolled leisurely into Noltie’s, hands stuck in his trouser pockets, whistling softly. That whistling was put on hold a second later just so Dex could inhale all that earthy goodness. It really was one of the finest scents to grace earth. It was obvious that the man was quite obsessed with it; you could say it calmed his mind.

So please don’t mind him just standing there breathing in deeply without a care in the world.

[Kolyander]

With her son at Hogwarts and her daughter in her last year of primary school, Amara had all the time in the world to explore the shops in Diagon Alley. Well, whenever she wasn't at work that is. A fair bit of her time was spent growing her working and growing her skills in the culinary arts. It's what she loved to do. What she also enjoyed though, was growing her own herbs, spices, fruits and veggies to use in her cooking. There was nothing better than getting what she needed right from her own garden.

Amara also really liked was tending to flowers and other types of plants. This is what brought her to Nolties today. The search of something new to bring home and decorate the house with. Perhaps something colorful? Something that smelled wonderful. Or maybe something completely peculiar. Whatever it was, she would know it when she saw it.

Entering the shop, Mara couldn't help but look every which way. There was so much to see! She rather felt like a small child in a candy store. One of the very first things her eyes landed on was the man standing there seemingly breathing it all in. Now, who could blame him for that? Not her. "It smells absolutely marvelous in here, doesn't it?" Amara asked by way of greeting, a gentle smile gracing her lips.

[FearlessLeader19]

SPOILER!!: Amara! <3

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

With her son at Hogwarts and her daughter in her last year of primary school, Amara had all the time in the world to explore the shops in Diagon Alley. Well, whenever she wasn't at work that is. A fair bit of her time was spent growing her working and growing her skills in the culinary arts. It's what she loved to do. What she also enjoyed though, was growing her own herbs, spices, fruits and veggies to use in her cooking. There was nothing better than getting what she needed right from her own garden.

Amara also really liked was tending to flowers and other types of plants. This is what brought her to Nolties today. The search of something new to bring home and decorate the house with. Perhaps something colorful? Something that smelled wonderful. Or maybe something completely peculiar. Whatever it was, she would know it when she saw it.

Entering the shop, Mara couldn't help but look every which way. There was so much to see! She rather felt like a small child in a candy store. One of the very first things her eyes landed on was the man standing there seemingly breathing it all in. Now, who could blame him for that? Not her. "It smells absolutely marvelous in here, doesn't it?" Amara asked by way of greeting, a gentle smile gracing her lips.

By now, having done this sort of thing a million times whenever he encountered flora, Dex was immune to any and all strange glances he would get from anyone. All that this Herbologist needed to do was to close his eyes while focusing on that earthiness, that greenery. This time around, getting lost in the moment was brutally cut short by the lovely voice close by. Dex popped an eye lid open in mild annoyance, comically searching for the source. He found it, all right, and she had a smile on her face. With interest, the other eyelid lifted. His annoyance was carefully masked.

“It always does. Are plants your thing too?” They must be Dex thought belatedly. Why else would she refer to the scents as ‘earthy’? Real smooth, Dex, real smooth. Perhaps the man could make a better impression of himself. “I don’t work here but is there any particular plant you’re looking to get?” Or maybe there was a special occasion she wanted one for?

[Kolyander]

Oops. There she went startling him before she even knew him. This was so on brand for her to be this way. A small frown meant for herself slowly tugged at her lips but she tried to push it away and keep the smile on her face. At least the guy noticed her and didn't seem to upset with her disturbing his peace. "I'm sorry, forgive me please. I really hadn't meant to startle you." All she had wanted to do was be friendly.

"Um yes for the most part they are. I really enjoy growing my own fresh fruits and vegetables." While he may not have needed to know that, Amara didn't feel it necessary to withhold what she liked. Oh! Well look at that! Perhaps she hadn't bothered him much at all if he was offering to help her? "Nothing particular no, I was going to browse around and see what caught my eye. Though I am interested in getting a couple of different plants for around my home if you know of any good ones?" Any suggestions that he may have would be considered!

[FearlessLeader19]

SPOILER!!: Amara! <3

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Originally Posted by Kolyander

Oops. There she went startling him before she even knew him. This was so on brand for her to be this way. A small frown meant for herself slowly tugged at her lips but she tried to push it away and keep the smile on her face. At least the guy noticed her and didn't seem to upset with her disturbing his peace. "I'm sorry, forgive me please. I really hadn't meant to startle you." All she had wanted to do was be friendly.

"Um yes for the most part they are. I really enjoy growing my own fresh fruits and vegetables." While he may not have needed to know that, Amara didn't feel it necessary to withhold what she liked. Oh! Well look at that! Perhaps she hadn't bothered him much at all if he was offering to help her? "Nothing particular no, I was going to browse around and see what caught my eye. Though I am interested in getting a couple of different plants for around my home if you know of any good ones?" Any suggestions that he may have would be considered!

Why was she the one frowning? If anyone should be frowning it was him. But not to worry, there would be plenty of other times for him to enjoy his private moments. Dexter waved a hand as if warding off the apology. “It’s fine.” It wasn't really but it was what it was. Not that he was mad at her though;not when she was so good looking.

“Oh?” Colour Dexter as even more interested now. “Fruits and vegetables are lovely to have growing in your own garden. Saves a lot of money and gardening gives you some recreation.” He would know, even if there were times when he wasn’t at home as much as he would like. “You bet I do know some,’’ he responded enthusiastically. “I highly recommend Peace Lilies. They’re basically low maintenance so they’re perfect if you have a busy daily schedule. They only need watering about once a week and can thrive in low sunlight.”

[Kolyander]

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Originally Posted by FearlessLeader19

Why was she the one frowning? If anyone should be frowning it was him. But not to worry, there would be plenty of other times for him to enjoy his private moments. Dexter waved a hand as if warding off the apology. “It’s fine.” It wasn't really but it was what it was. Not that he was mad at her though;not when she was so good looking.

“Oh?” Colour Dexter as even more interested now. “Fruits and vegetables are lovely to have growing in your own garden. Saves a lot of money and gardening gives you some recreation.” He would know, even if there were times when he wasn’t at home as much as he would like. “You bet I do know some,’’ he responded enthusiastically. “I highly recommend Peace Lilies. They’re basically low maintenance so they’re perfect if you have a busy daily schedule. They only need watering about once a week and can thrive in low sunlight.”

The reason behind her slight frown need not matter anymore, they were chatting and that in itself put a gentle smile upon her face. As for him frowning, Amara didn't think it would suit his handsome face well at all. So with any luck they could easily move past this initial greeting and there would be nothing more than smiles and chats about plants.

"Yes, I love to use everything I grow in the meals that I prepare." That may have been a small hint into what she did for a living. Culinary arts was definitely one of her passions. Oooh, this was marvelous! Mara smiled gratefully. "Peace Lilies. Just the name only sounds lovely and like something I need in my home." Lilies were gorgeous so peace lilies had to be even better. And hearing that they didn't need a whole lot of care was good. "That's good to know. Do you know if this shop carries any?" If so she might just get one or two.