LILIES - RHS Lily Group

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Dr A.F. Hayward (1933-2006)
Dr Tony Hayward, a key member of the Lily Committee,
was Membership Secretary and Editor of the Group’s publications for
12 years. Richard Dadd recalls the breadth of Dr Hayward’s interests
and his many contributions to the Lily Group.
N 1986 THE LILY GROUP found itself (as it does from time to time) without a
INewsletter
Editor. Just when all options had been exhausted the Secretary of
the Group received a letter from one of its members, Dr Anthony Hayward, a
recently retired doctor and anatomist, offering to take on this task. For Tony, it
was the start of an arduous 12-year period carrying out this and many other key
tasks for the Lily Group.
At that time Tony and his family were living in Epsom where he was much
involved in the affairs of the local Garden Society – in particular writing, producing
and distributing their newsletter. His garden was also opened under the auspices
of the National Gardens Scheme (the Yellow Book).
Tony had a life-long interest in wildlife and gardening and, as an only child,
was rather indulged by his parents. Whilst still a schoolboy he was provided
with a greenhouse in which to grow his orchids.
He graduated with a BSc (Special Anatomy) from London University and then
qualified as a doctor at the London Hospital (Whitechapel). He gained his PhD
at the Faculty of Medicine in Glasgow, and in 1961 was awarded a Wellcome
Scholarship to study at the Carlsberg Laboratory in Copenhagen. His subsequent
career took him to various London hospitals until his retirement. It was whilst
he was at the London Hospital that he met one of the Staff Nurses, Barbara, who
later became his wife.