Scottish Artist and his Garden

Scottish artist John Stoa compiles notes and pictures of his painting projects and seasonal gardening activities in the flower, fruit and vegetable garden and greenhouse. website www.johnstoa.com

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Sunday, 12 February 2012

A Good Time for the Roses

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A GOOD TIME FOR THE ROSES February is often blessed with drier weather and clear sunny days as the days get longer, and although we near...

Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Cut Flowers

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GROW YOUR OWN CUT FLOWERS I love to see an attractive garden with a show of flowers in some part in every month of the year. This is ...

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

A bed of Roses

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A BED OF ROSES If your garden was very small and you could only grow a few plants, there is a good chance that a rose would be s...

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Friday, 15 July 2011

Summer Flowering Shrubs

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SUMMER FLOWERING SHRUBS There is a flowering shrub for every month of the year, and in every size from ground cover like the Rock Rose...

Wednesday, 22 June 2011

Pottering Around

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POTTERING AROUND Writing a gardening article ten days in advance of publication has its disadvantages. After surviving a really bad wi...

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John Stoa: I was born in Scotland commencing working life as a gardener in Dundee Parks Dept. I studied crop science at The Scottish Crop Research Institute in Invergowrie Dundee. After getting married moved south to Sussex. Gained the National Diploma in Horticulture in 1969, then moved to Worcester to work as a manager on Fox Fruit Farm. In 1972 returned to parks work and outdoor leisure facilities in Dudley then onto Darlington, and Livingston before returning to Dundee in 2001. Became a full time artist in 1992. Interest in art was established in early childhood and am self taught. Subjects cover town to country, floral to figurative, snow scenes, summer landscapes, and Scottish castles. I run art classes in my studio and often publish limited edition prints, as well as luxury Christmas cards. My art and gardening and allotment activities can be seen on my ever expanding website www.johnstoa.com

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