Archive for May 6th, 2006
Pellaea rotundifolia (Button Fern)
Saturday, May 6th, 2006The button fern has dark green rounded leaves attached to firm, wiry stems and forms a dense, attractive plant. When potting use a peaty mixture and shallow pans. Almost all ferns in small pots will quickly beocme root bound and will lose their vigour if not potted on. However, inspection of roots can be misleading [...]
Paintings of Two Dogs
Saturday, May 6th, 2006In the course of history, through deomestication and controlled, selective breeding, we have taken the genetic putty provided by the wolf and transformed it into breeds of dog as varied as the palm-sized miniature Yourkshire Terrier and the massive Great Dane. Just as we have altered the size and shape of dogs, we have altered [...]
Lindisfarne Castle
Saturday, May 6th, 2006Holy Island, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland TD15 2SH Lindisfarne Castle is a 16th century castle located on Holy Island, near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The island is accessible from the mainland at low tide by means of an ancient causeway. Holy Island derives its name from the priory of St Aidan built in 635 but abandoned in 875 [...]
