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, 28 December 2011

A Year in the Garden

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LOOKING BACK This time last year I wrote an article to sum up the growing season for 2010. A poor wet summer followed a very bad winter,...

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

A SMALL HORTICULTURAL ENTERPRISE

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A SMALL HORTICULTURAL ENTERPRISE Last week I ran over some landscape design ideas for improving the garden space around the house of the...

Wednesday, 14 December 2011

Choosing landscape plants

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CHOOSING LANDSCAPE PLANTS Last week we looked at Fiona and Scott’s new garden project beside Lumphinnans Farm in need of ideas and plant...

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Landscaping in Practise

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LANDSCAPING IN PRACTISE One of the winners of the Courier “Money Can’t Buy” competition got the prize of a visit from myself t...

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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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