PETER LOEWER earned a Max Beckmann fellowship to attend Brooklyn Art School, where he went on to receive his Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphics. He has written eighteen books on gardening and has authored dozens of magazine and newspaper articles on the subject. He also serves on the editorial advisory board of The American Horticultural Society. JEAN LOEWER received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting as well as her certificate in art education from Hunter College in New York City. She has illustrated 10 children's books, taught art in public schools as well as adult education classes, and now works as a children's librarian.