Peter Loewer has a background in horticulture, the biological sciences, and art history. He has written over thirty books on gardening, native plants and wildflowers, and the natural sciences. Most recently he authored Ornamental Grasses for the Southeast . His book The Wild Gardener (1991) was selected as one of the American Horticultural Society's top 75 gardening books of the 20th century. He has contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers, and hosts The Wild Gardener radio show on Public Radio.