Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love.

Piper Laurie
as Mary Horton

Mel Gibson
as Tim Melville

Alwyn Kurts
as Ron Melville

Pat Evison
as Em Melville

Peter Gwynne
as Tom Ainsley

Deborah Kennedy
as Dawnie Melville

Michael Caulfield
as John Martinson

Allan Penney
as Mr. Thompson

Brenda Senders
as Mrs. Parker

Brian Barrie
as Dr. Perkins