American writer, graphic artist, photographer, and botanical illustrator who deals with books on natural history, gardening, great gardeners, and science for children.
H. Peter Loewer. Foto: pisgahpress.com
May and June, soft syllables, gentle names for the two best months in the garden year. Cool, misty mornings gently burned away with a warming spring sun, followed by breezy afternoons and chilly nights. The discussion of philosophy is over. It’s time for work to begin.
Photo by Chandra Oh. Meaning 📖 🌿: This quote sings about “May and June” as the most beautiful, gentlest and most fertile months of the gardening year. The expressions “soft syllables, soft names” emphasize the mild sound and atmosphere of these months. The description of “cool, misty mornings,” a “warming spring sun,” “breezy afternoons,” and “cold nights” evokes the ideal season for growth and garden work. The closing line: “The discussion of philosophy is over. It is time for the work to begin.”gives the gist of the quote: enough thinking, enough talking, now it’s time to actually ‘sow, plant, care and work’. 🌱 Core meaning: The quote actually says that spring is not only a time of reflection, but especially of ‘action’. Nature demands action. 🌍 Origin: This is ‘not a traditional proverb or folk saying’, but a ‘literary horticultural quote’.The quote appeared in: “Peter Loewer’s Month by Month Garden Almanac for Indoor & Outdoor Gardening” (1983).👤 Author: H. Peter Loewer. He was an 🇺🇸 American garden writer, also illustrator and botanical artist. Loewer was known for his ‘lyrical, poetic style’, atmospheric descriptions of the gardener’s year, and combining ‘practical garden experience’ with ‘nature experience’. The passage fits his style well because it: portrays seasonal impressions in a very visual way, presents gardening not only as work, but also as an almost poetic experience, and at the same time makes it clear that gardening is ultimately about ‘doing’.
Door Pieter
Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa.
Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).
