Your House, Your Garden

When the first flake of snow appears in the air, Gordon switches gears from designing gardens to writing and lecturing about them. "I have a yin-yang, inner-outer balance to my life that follows the seasons," Gordon says. This coming winter he will tend to his next book -- about the design principles he and Mary used to create both their 1-1/2 -acre garden in Vermont and their teeny pocket handkerchief garden in the Cotswolds of England. For those adventurous gardeners who aren't content with simply reading about inspiring gardens, Gordon and Mary also lead eight-day tours to private English gardens.

For more information about his books, tours, and design services, visit Gordon's Web site: www.haywardgardens.com/