Althea has just been made redundant from her job at the local school. The divorced mother of three teenagers lives in a large house that she can't afford to maintain. Her passion is the garden and when an opportunity comes up to design a garden for the Chelsea Flower Show she jumps at the chance... ( )

Rating marked down a star because he made decisions she should have been involved in. ( )

Althea is a very likable character who nonetheless has a few blind spots and flaws which make the story more realistic. Patrick is not a typical handsome hero which makes him interesting. I enjoyed the questions about motherhood and romance and how they intersect. ( )

Really love all Katie Fforde books. Particularly love this one. Althea is such a strong woman who sticks to her decisions. ( )

I wasn't sure how far I was going to read when i started this because there was so much confusion in Althea's household but it began to be understandable and with that understanding it became....delightful. I love English authors and this Althea just plain "grew" on me as the story evolved.

I also happened to be reading it at the exact same time the Chelsea Flower Show was opening for the year in England, the same time that it is described in the book. ( )