庭院美化师Jim Winters是个沉默的工匠,一个喜欢生活有条不絮,说话轻柔的人。然而,他的家庭偏偏与之相反,大儿子Gabe正在在计划逃往佛罗里达,放弃与女朋友间任何稳固未来的尝试。小儿子Pete蜷缩在愤怒、流荡和失望的个人世界中。Jim艰难地注视着孩子们作出的选择,把它看成是痛苦地妥协.直到他遇到了新邻居Molly,Jim找到了处理自己生活和家庭未来的方法Landscape gardener Jim Winters is a quiet craftsman, a soft-spoken man who prefers an orderly life. His family, however, is anything but orderly. Older son Gabe is planning his escape to Florida, leaving behind any shot at a stable future with his girlfriend. Younger son Pete has retreated into a private world of anger, drift and disappointment. Jim struggles watching his sons make choices he views as disastrous compromises. It is only when he meets his new neighbor, Molly, that Jim finds a way to deal with his own life and his family's future.