Inmate Colin Briggs (Clive Owen) is introduced to gardening and when the thriving prison garden attracts the attention of flamboyant gardening expert, Georgina Woodhouse (Helen Mirren), she offers to sponsor the inmates in an upcoming flower show. At the Hampton Court Flower Show, Colin meets Georgina's daughter and a romance blooms.
Jimmy Arce is a hopeful businessman trying to move up the ranks in a financial firm in order to make enough money to cover the ever-increasing cost of living in New York. Milli Evans is an aspiring Broadway actress from North Carolina who has auditioned for countless shows and has little hope for landing a role anytime soon.