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, 5 October 2014

IRIS

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IRIS I first came across irises when I got my first allotment garden at Stirling Park on the side of Dundee’s Law Hill. There was a...

Monday, 22 September 2014

TRY A DIFFERENT BERRY

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TRY A DIFFERENT BERRY Plant breeders are always coming up with some new form of plant by experimenting with cross pollinating one t...

Tuesday, 16 September 2014

AUTUMN PROPAGATION

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AUTUMN PROPAGATION September and October are great months for propagating all sorts of plants. They have had their summer growing p...

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

TIME FOR A TIDY UP

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TIME FOR A TIDY UP The summer fruit, flowers and vegetables have all had a great time, but autumn is not too far away so now is a g...

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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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