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

Monday, 30 April 2012

GOOD PLANTING WEATHER

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GOOD PLANTING WEATHER Scotland, unlike much of England, does not seem to be troubled much with drought and the warm early spell in March...

Sunday, 22 April 2012

BARNHILL ROCK GARDEN

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BARNHILL ROCK GARDEN Rock gardens were always an essential part of the training of an apprentice gardener in the sixties. Training t...

Monday, 16 April 2012

UNPREDICTABLE CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE GARDEN

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UNPREDICTABLE CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE GARDEN If you have a large garden plus an allotment and you grow a wide range of plants you can lear...

Saturday, 7 April 2012

SPRING COLOUR

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SPRING COLOUR Summer arrived in the middle of March and the garden just loved it, bursting into flower way ahead of it’s time. England m...

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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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