About the book: 2013 / Jay Tradescant inherited a unique collection of plants from his father, the royal gardener. More than anything else, he wanted to continue his father’s work, to work in his wonderful garden. But does anyone really need flowers during a civil war? Fleeing chaos, cruelty, and bloodshed, Jay goes to Virginia. Here he finds his love - a young girl from the Indian tribe that originally inhabited these lands becomes his guardian angel.