Kath, a reserved young woman, forms a friendship with Bob, the solitary gardener at a coastal hotel where she plans to wed. Kath has struggled to accept her mother’s departure when she was eight, a topic her domineering father, Ken, avoids discussing. She is marrying to escape her current life, only to find that her fiancé, Steve, is also under Ken’s control. Bob, a kind and quirky man with a dry wit, has a complicated history, having spent many years in prison. Since working at the hotel, he has never left the gardens, which he meticulously maintains. Kath’s presence stirs memories of an unresolved relationship from Bob’s past with a woman named Louise, prompting him to step out of his comfort zone and face his history.