When Helen Redwood is tragically widowed, she and her daughter, Chloe, move to Liverpool to be closer to her family. But is it being in her beautiful garden with her handsome young gardener, Rex Kenwright, that saves Helen from grief? Rex is no stranger to bereavement himself but, while he finds comfort in Helen's company, it is seventeen-year-old Chloe who steals his heart. It is the swinging sixties, however, and Chloe has dreams of her own. When she announces that she is moving in with her boyfriend, Adam Livingstone, and there's a baby on the way, she has no idea of the devastating effect this will have on those she loves. Nor does she realise the rocky road to happiness that lies ahead...