Abilene Price is a criminal being hunted by the law for her and her parents' deeds. Her crimes? Growing plants in a private garden. When she is shot and floats down-river, her fate is uncertain. Reuben Byrnes is the second son of a wealthy lawyer who is often gone away from home for his work. Left to his own devices, young Reuben plays with his little sisters in the abandoned greenhouse unbeknownst to their mother. Both have a love for plants in a country where growing plants illegally and casually is forbidden. What will happen when they meet and share the secret of a greenhouse garden?