After a painful divorce Lotte decides on a complete change of career. Being an architect is no longer satisfying so she studies to become a gardener and finds herself - in her forties and with three young children to care for - head gardener at Maddon Park. The house and garden have quite a history, having originally been a Priory, but now they're owned by Brody Keegan, a rough-diamond millionaire and Amber, his spoilt young supermodel wife. Brody knows nothing about gardens apart from the fact that he likes bright orange roses and that money can bring about all sorts of fast changes. He and Lotte have one thing in common though - they're both determined to have their own way over the garden.