The Waverleys have always been a curious family, endowed with peculiar
gifts that make them outsiders even in their hometown of Bascom, North
Carolina. Even their garden has a reputation, famous for its feisty
apple tree that bears prophetic fruit, and its edible flowers, imbued
with special powers. Generations of Waverleys tended this garden. Their
history was in the soil. But so were their futures. A successful
caterer, Claire Waverley prepares dishes made with her mystical plants -
from the nasturtiums that aid in keeping secrets and the pansies that
make children thoughtful, to the snapdragons intended to discourage the
attentions of her amorous neighbor. Meanwhile, her elderly cousin,
Evanelle, is known for distributing unexpected gifts whose uses become
uncannily clear. They are the last of the Waverleys - except for
Claire's rebellious sister, Sydney, who fled Bascom the moment she
could, abandoning Claire, as their own mother had years before. When
Sydney suddenly returns home with a young daughter of her own, Claire's
quiet life is turned upside down - along with the protective boundary
she has so carefully constructed around her heart. Together again in the
house they grew up in, Sydney takes stock of all she left behind, as
Claire struggles to heal the wounds of the past. And soon the sisters
realize they must deal with their common legacy - if they are ever to
feel at home in Bascom - or with each other.
