Cary Scott（简·怀曼 Jane Wyman 饰）虽然是一个有着两个孩子的中年寡妇，身边却依然不缺追求者。一天她在自己的花园里邂逅了新来的园丁，已故的老园丁的儿子——年轻的Ron Kirby（罗克·赫德森 Rock Hudson 饰）。几次接触后，Cary了解到Ron对于种植的喜爱，于是Ron带着Cary去了他的家。年龄的差距并不能阻止两人坠入爱河，然而他们的爱情却要面对许多考验。首先提出反对的是Cary的儿子和女儿，她的儿子甚至以离家出走来威胁母亲放弃这段关系。而当整个镇上都充满了关于两人的流言蜚语时，Cary也感到了巨大的压力。她试着带上Ron去参加俱乐部的派对，却遭遇了一些不快的事情。Cary还是选择了和Ron分开，但两人却还是爱着对方......Cary Scott is a widow with two grown children. She's been leading a quiet life since her husband died, socializing with a small circle of friends. Her children no longer live with her full-time but come home every weekend. She's not unhappy but also doesn't realize how bored she is. Her friend Sara Warren encourages he to get a television set to keep her company but she doesn't want that either. She develops a friendship with Ron Kirby who owns his own nursery and comes every spring and fall to trim her trees. Ron is much younger than she and their friendship soon turns to love. Her circle of friends are surprised that she is seeing such a younger man and she might be prepared to overlook that - Ron certainly doesn't care about the differences in their ages - but when her son and daughter vehemently object, she decides to sacrifice her own feelings for their happiness. Over time however, she realizes that her children will be spending less and less time with her as they pursue their own lives an re-evaluates her decision.