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

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Planning a new garden

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PLANNING A NEW GARDEN We all face this situation each time we move house, whether just married, moving up the property ladder or moving to...
Friday, 24 September 2010

Low maintenance friendly hedges

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LOW MAINTENANCE FRIENDLY HEDGES All my gardening life I have never understood the concept of having a privet hedge, but its popularity tel...
Thursday, 16 September 2010

Border Plants

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BORDER PLANTS Modern gardens can be an extension of a home's living space. The indoor living space is subject to fashion as replacemen...
Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Winds of Change

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IMPACT ON GARDENS FROM GLOBAL WARMING Childhood memories of sunny summers getting burnt on Broughty Ferry beach followed by hard winters w...
Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Healthy Food in Abundance

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HEALTHY FOOD IN ABUNDANCE August is a crucial month for harvesting in the gardeners calendar. There are so many edible vegetables and fr...
Saturday, 28 August 2010

The Scented Garden

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THE SCENTED GARDEN It is hard to beat a day of relaxation in a garden full of scented flowers on a warm sunny day. My past experience in...
Saturday, 21 August 2010

Too big for your roots

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LOOKING AHEAD WITH SEASONAL TASKS To keep the garden looking good all year round it is not enough to put in the hard graft without a fai...
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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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