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H. Peter Loewer is a writer, graphic artist, photographer, and botanical illustrator who deals with books on natural history, gardening, great gardeners, and science for children.

He graduated from the Albright Art School of the University of Buffalo with a degree in graphics and a minor in art history. Upon graduation he was awarded the Max Beckmann Fellowship to the Brooklyn Museum Art.

In 1973 he wrote the first book on ornamental grasses, Growing and Decorating with Ornamental Grasses, then in 1994 he published the first book on nocturnal flowers for bloom and fragrance, called The Evening Garden. His book, The Wild Gardener, was named one of the best 75 garden books of the 20th Century by the American Horticultural Society. Dealing with
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Hydroponics for Houseplants...

3.10 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions
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Container and Fragrant Gardens

3.50 avg rating — 36 ratings2 editions
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The Evening Garden: Flowers...

3.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions
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Loves Me, Loves Me Not: The...

3.79 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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Moonflower, the

4.24 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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The Wild Gardener

3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions
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Thoreau's Garden: Native Pl...

3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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The Moonflower

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1997
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Native Perennials for The S...

3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions
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Seeds: The Definitive Guide...

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions
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