Gordon Hayward began his gardening career doing part-time work for clients while teaching high school English. He restored gardens in the Cotswold Hills in England and he and his wife began developing their own gardens in southern Vermont.  In 1984, garden design, lecturing, and writing became his full-time work. Hayward has written numerous articles for magazines including Horticulture, Fine Gardening, American Horticulturalist, and ten books on various aspects of garden design.  His latest, Art and the Gardener was published in late 2008. He consults across the country for residential clients and their architects and builders.