It's spring in Connecticut  and Jim is upset because his tulip bulbs have gone! Muriel has dug them up and put them in neat piles because their gardener Mr Winkle told her they would never grow as Mr Blandings had panted the bulbs upside down!

But that's not the only thing about the house causing concern. Mr Blandings decides that he and his wife need a change and they decide on a getaway to Twin Oaks Lodge where they spent their honeymoon.