When Mother unexpectedly plans a trip home from America, she is expecting to find her beloved garden in the'state in which she left it. Her son Gerald's work on the garden has fallen'short of her expectations, however, and the garden is now a jungle. Neighbour Pip comes to rescue Gerald with a brilliant idea; why not try a house-swap? Thin's seems to work out until a n'sy reporter from Happy Gardening comes on the'scene...