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, 30 May 2012

LATE SPRING FLOWERS

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LATE SPRING FLOWERS The summer sunshine may be a wee bit hard to find this year, (a bit like the last two years) but on those days when ...

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Sowing the Seeds

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PUMPKINS AND COURGETTES The cucumber family have given us pumpkins, courgettes, marrows, melons, gourds and squashes as well as cucumber...

Sunday, 13 May 2012

THE GREENHOUSE IS OVERFLOWING

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THE GREENHOUSE IS OVERFLOWING Normally at this time of year I am emptying the greenhouse as plants get hardened of for planting outdoors...

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Root Crops

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SOW ROOT CROPS NOW Now is a perfect time to start sowing the root crops in the vegetable patch. The soil is warming up just fine, it is ...

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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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