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, 5 February 2012

Work in the Winter Garden

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IT’S WINTER BUT THERE’S WORK TO DO This has been an excellent winter for catching up with outdoor gardening tasks. It has not been too c...

Thursday, 27 October 2011

End of the Growing Season

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END OF THE GROWING SEASON Garden tasks continue throughout every season. As soon as the summer ends, autumn tasks take prior...

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

A Blaze of Colour

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SUMMER HANGING BASKETS AND TUBS The garden is now at its peak for spring flower impact. Wallflower...

Tuesday, 12 April 2011

The Growing Season

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SPRING PROPAGATION Early April is a time when gardening really gets serious. Seed sowing of vegetabl...

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About Me

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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