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Loewer, Henry Peter was born on February 13, 1934 in Buffalo. Son of Henry Christian and Ruth Isabelle (Duerstein) Loewer.
(Selected as one of the 75 Great Garden Books by the Ameri...)
Selected as one of the 75 Great Garden Books by the American Horticultural Society Winner of the Garden Writers of America Art of Communication Award In this modern classic of gardening, noted author and artist Peter Loewer explores native American plants for the wild garden, whether it's a green sanctuary in the midst of a concrete landscape or a natural area on the edge of virgin forest. The book includes reliable information on cultivating and propagating the best wildflowers and shrubs and offers curious folklore and historical footnotes on wild flora and fauna.
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(A beautiful book, coffee table sized. Pictures and garden...)
A beautiful book, coffee table sized. Pictures and gardening information on an encyclopedic number of plants with color photos throughout.
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(It is a great irony that garden books are filled with sun...)
It is a great irony that garden books are filled with sunny, colorful photos taken at midday, while the gardeners who tend them are usually away at work. Peter Loewer's The Evening Garden is an exciting revelation of the delights to be found in a garden that is planned and planted for evening enjoyment, from night-bloomers to fragrant orchids and wildflowers. This book runs the gamut from technical considerations, like how the eye sees color at night, to essential discussions of plants with night-time value, whether it be fragrance, bloom, or the ability to attract moths. There are chapters dedicated to night-blooming daylilies, evening primroses and other nocturnal wildflowers, water gardens of the evening, moonlight gardens, and fireflies and glowworms. All are made eminently readable with quotes from past botanical writings, and the elegant text is graced with 160 beautiful line drawings. This is an indispensable book for any gardener who plans to venture out to the garden after sundown - or who just likes to read about it.
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(A whole new world appears when you view a drop of water t...)
A whole new world appears when you view a drop of water through a small hand lens. The authors, in text and detailed illustrations, take the reader to that world, where diatoms live in beatifully etched glasslike shells. From one celled protozoa to other tiny animals that have developed bodies with hundreds of specialized cells, this is the perfect book for the budding scientist.
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(Garden expert Loewer offers gardeners a way to turn their...)
Garden expert Loewer offers gardeners a way to turn their dreams into full-flowering reality even in limited spaces. Guidelines are given for choosing the best plants for a host of gardens, including dwarf conifer gardens, alpine gardens for rock plants, moss gardens for shade, and trough, tub, and pot gardens. 40 illustrations.
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(In Seeds, Peter Loewer examines the vast and often surpri...)
In Seeds, Peter Loewer examines the vast and often surprisingly complex world of seeds in unparalleled thoroughness. While providing the necessary how-to of growing all kinds of plants and vegetables from seed, the book also considers the role of seeds in history, literature, and business. Including anecdotes. brief histories and interviews from prominent individuals involved in the world of seeds, the book is informative as well as entertaining. Fully illustrated with the author's beautifully sculpted line drawings, Seeds is the only book to explore this subject in such broad depth and scope.
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(Not so many years ago, the American garden was a refuge f...)
Not so many years ago, the American garden was a refuge from the wild land that surrounded it – a safe place for both man and plant. Now that we are surrounded by civilization – its malls and mown lawns, its playing fields and parking lots – we crave some wild place where Nature can hold court. We want a wild garden. In “The Wild Gardener” noted author and artist Peter Loewer explores the native American plants for your wild garden, whether it’s a green sanctuary in the midst of a concrete landscape or a naturalized area on the edge of virgin forest. No folklore or curious historical footnote escapes his notice when it comes to the flora – and resident fauna – of wild places. Engaging, erudite and literate: this is Peter Loewer at his best.
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Loewer, Henry Peter was born on February 13, 1934 in Buffalo. Son of Henry Christian and Ruth Isabelle (Duerstein) Loewer.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Buffalo, 1958.
Art director, Loewer Studio, New York City, 1965-1969; editor, Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York, 1979-1981; art director, Graphos Studio, Cochecton Center, New York, 1970-1989; freelance writer, since 1973.
(Selected as one of the 75 Great Garden Books by the Ameri...)
(For the many people who work and only have time to care f...)
(It is a great irony that garden books are filled with sun...)
(Not so many years ago, the American garden was a refuge f...)
(Garden expert Loewer offers gardeners a way to turn their...)
(In Seeds, Peter Loewer examines the vast and often surpri...)
(A whole new world appears when you view a drop of water t...)
(A whole new world appears when you view a drop of water t...)
(A beautiful book, coffee table sized. Pictures and garden...)
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Board of directors Bot Gardens at Asheville, North Carolina State University Arboretum at Raleigh. With United States Army, 1959-1961. Fellow Royal Horticultural Society, Alpine Garden Society.
Member American Horticultural Society (editorial advertising board since 1987), American Society Journalists and Authors, American Rock Garden Society, American Conifer Society (editor bulletin), Authors Guild, Men's Garden Club (board directors).
Married Jean Jenkins, February 13, 1959.