The Lieutenant’s Lady (1942) When Linnie Colsworth came from the East to visit relatives in Omaha, she was plunged into a wider, more hazardous world than she had ever known. In the wake of the Civil War, land seekers were pouring into the West and displacing the Indian tribes. Although Omaha was beginning to put on social airs, Nebraska was still a raw territory. Not one to take shelter and spend her days serving tea, Linnie travels up the Missouri to deliver a “Dear John” message to her cousin’s fiancé, a handsome lieutenant—and in a wink, became the wife of this stranger. They came to love and trust each other, and their survival on the frontier requires nothing less, and a good deal more, from them than that. Their harrowing story is based on the diary of the actual army wife who recoded the daily weather—internal and external.

The flowers in this garden include: Bleeding Heart Solomon Seal Various Hosta Stonecrop Ground Cover Strawberries Low-Growing Catnip Tall White Phlox Bridel Wreath Spirea Geranium Cranesbill Pink Japanese Iris Hen and Chicks.

This garden is sponsored in loving memory of Marine 1st Lt. Glenn Miller and His Lady, Mary.