These restless experimenters would need a laboratory... Robin decided
that the conservatory would be where they'd mix and measure with handblown
bottles and funnels, even a glass scale modeled after a fifteenth-century Italian
design. All were crafted for the movie by Los Angeles artist, Allison Berger.

Above text from Victoria Magazine,
Casting a Decorative Spell,
October 1998

 

 

The consevatory - or greenhouse - is where several key scenes take place.
The conversation between Sally and Gary (above), and the 'Amas Veritas'
true love spell (below) are two.

Design elements found within the greenhouse include a lot of glass -
from bell jars (cloches) & funnels, to beakers and scales; stoneware
and terra cotta planters; hanging baskets filled with roots and bulbs;
and tender herbs best grown indoors. There is also a wonderful potting
bench and shelf. Shelves/cabinets are lined along the walls to store
miscellaneous supplies, as well as to work upon