Elisa Allen - A thirty-five-year-old woman who lives on a ranch just across the Salinas River with her husband, Henry. Elisa is described as having a "lean and strong" face and eyes as "clear as water" and when wearing her gardening costume, she looks like she has a blocked and heavy figure.[1] Elisa usually spends her time in the garden, tending to her chrysanthemums.
Henry Allen - Elisa's husband who lives on the ranch with her. He loves Elisa's passion for the garden but cannot seem to understand why she never uses her gift for anything else besides the chrysanthemums.
The Man - A travelling mender who arrives on the road in a wagon that has a canvas painted with the words "Pots, pans, knives, sisors, lawn mores, Fixed." on it.[1] The man is not given a formal name throughout the story.
