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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Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Perfect Gardening Weather

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PERFECT WEATHER FOR THE GARDEN Spring has been perfect this year. We had enough dry weather to catch up on outstanding tasks, complete...

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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...

Wednesday, 12 January 2011

Winter Pruning of Fruit Trees

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WINTER PRUNING FRUIT TREES AND BUSHES The dormant season from November to March is the perfect ti...

Monday, 29 December 2008

The end of the year

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It is time to review the past year in both the art world as well as in the garden to allow plans to be made for 2009. My painting p rojects ...

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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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