It was long thought to have been lost, but in 1979 a copy was found at the Library of Congress in the United States.
One day, the gardener rapes the worker's daughter and then sends her and her father (Gunnar Bohman) away, fearing discovery.
While on a boat on the way into the city, the two meet an old general (John Ekman) who gives the girl money and his business card.
When the father later dies, the girl reaches out to the general, who lets her act as a hostess at his dinner parties.
The Gardener was filmed during July and August 1912 at the studio of the Swedish Cinematic Theatre in Lidingö with outdoor scenes taking place as Nackanäs inn and surroundings at Järla and Sickla lakes, as well as aboard the cruise ship Nackanäs I. Cinematography was headed by Julius Jaenzon.