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Sumptuous, beautiful and packed with refreshingly down-to-earth advice, Arthur Parkinson's book focuses on dramatic but easy-to-grow floral plants that will turn your garden into a perfumed, sustainable paradise, teeming with wildlife and alive with the sound of songbirds. Arranged seasonally, it includes sowing tips and propagating hints, plus advice on planning and keeping track of what is happening in your garden. As well as dramatic floral annuals, Arthur's container suggestions include herbs, figs and scented pelagoniums, as well as permanent planting ideas for cover and winter structure.

Rat Island rises from the icy gray waters of the Bering Sea, a mass of volcanic rock covered with tundra, midway between Alaska and Siberia. Once a remote sanctuary for enormous flocks of seabirds, the island gained a new name when shipwrecked rats colonized, savaging the nesting birds by the thousands. Now, on this and hundreds of other remote islands around the world, a massive - and massively controversial - wildlife rescue mission is underway.

This book offers an elegant approach to finding the most beautiful and varied species of birds on the archipelago of Bermuda. Most books on birding tell you to travel to specific hotspots for one or two prize species on your life list. Although there's nothing wrong with that, this book takes another approach. Here we present you with the regional view of the Bermuda and help you to locate the habitats and special locations near your travel destination. From this view, we will help you find a diverse community of birds and celebrate the similarities between species.