Fifty-year-old Lily McVay has received her ex-husband’s ancestral home in their recent divorce settlement, but it comes with a daunting stipulation. Lily must restore her mother-in-law’s renowned garden to its former glory in a few short months. Though deceased, the elder Mrs. McVay remains a formidable presence in Lily’s life, and it seems that everyone in the small garden-obsessed, gulf-coast town is predicting horticultural disaster.

With the help of two I’ll-help-bury-the-body-no-questions-asked caliber friends, an octogenarian neighbor with a sixth sense and a handsome but mysterious young gardener, Lily forges ahead with her sense of humor miraculously intact. But will she be able to restore the McVay garden while putting old ghosts to rest? Can she find a rewarding career that actually pays the bills? And last but not least, can she accept the delightful truth that love often blooms in the unlikeliest places?






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