Thomas Smithers (Postlethwaite), who has made his fortune as an ironmonger and cannon-maker, hires the famous Meneer Chrome (McGregor) to create the most extravagant garden imaginable on his overgrown property. Smithers doesn't know that his wife's cousin Fitzmaurice (Grant) has already hired Chrome, with the goal of bankrupting Smithers and essentially acquiring Juliana, whom he loves.
A wealthy iron merchant named Thomas Smithers (Postlethwaite), who made his fortune in the trade of iron goods and firearms, hires a celebrated landscape designer, Meneer Chrome (McGregor), to create an extravagant garden on his sprawling property. Meanwhile, Smithers' wife's cousin, Fitzmaurice (Grant), has secretly hired Chrome with the aim of bankrupting Smithers and securing Juliana, whom he is passionately in love with.