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

Sunday, 29 January 2012

Plant a Cherry Tree

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PLANT A CHERRY TREE When you are in your youth you enjoy fresh fruit throughout the summer because they taste so delicious in their seas...

Saturday, 21 January 2012

Edible Landscapes

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EDIBLE LANDSCAPES When I look at life today and see how much it has changed in my lifetime, I have the benefit of over sixty years of ch...

Thursday, 12 January 2012

A Quiet Time in the Garden

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A QUIET TIME IN THE GARDEN January can be a very quiet time in the garden. A few hard frosts and a blanket of snow soon obliterate any r...

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

The Garden Never Sleeps

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THE GARDEN NEVER SLEEPS In winter most of the garden plants go dormant, but there is always a few that take this season as their turn to...

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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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