One loner two secrets and three weeks at Pinewoods Retreat. . . When Holly Bush (yes she still hasn't forgiven her mother for that combination) is made redundant with gardening leave after a brutal attack she decides to visit a retreat not far from home. There she finds friendship and a garden in need of love she ends up doing literal gardening leave bringing the community of guests together. Journaling her way through her holiday Holly works on both her mental and physical scars and discovers an inner strength as her secrets are revealed.