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

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

WINTER CULTIVATIONS

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WINTER CULTIVATIONS Now that the growing season has finished most summer crops have been harvested. The land is looking bare so now...
Tuesday, 22 November 2016

GROUND COVER

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GROUND COVER Gardens and gardeners change as time marches on. The gardens follow the fashion of the day, and today that seems to ha...
Thursday, 17 November 2016

SCOTTISH GROWN GRAPES

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SCOTTISH GROWN GRAPES The chance of success with growing grapes outdoors in Scotland is down to a range of factors, such as choosin...
Monday, 7 November 2016

FESTIVE POT PLANTS

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FESTIVE POT PLANTS As autumn slowly passes by and winter approaches gardening activity slows down as daylight is in short supply an...
Monday, 31 October 2016

LARGE PLANTS FOR IMPACT

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LARGE PLANTS FOR IMPACT We try to create beauty in our gardens with flowers, shrubs, trees, beautiful lawns, meandering paths leadi...
Wednesday, 26 October 2016

TOP FRUIT REVIEW

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TOP FRUIT REVIEW The last of the apples have now been picked as we approach the end of October, so while crops are fresh in our min...
Sunday, 16 October 2016

PLANT SOME SPRING FLOWERS

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PLANT SOME SPRING FLOWERS The beginning of October should be the time when autumn kicks in and summer becomes a pleasant but dist...
Wednesday, 12 October 2016

REVIEW OF THE SOFT FRUIT SEASON

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REVIEW OF THE SOFT FRUIT SEASON The crops have now all been harvested, apart from some blackberries, autumn fruiting raspberries, a...
Wednesday, 5 October 2016

REVIEW OF THE SUMMER VEGETABLES

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REVIEW OF THE SUMMER VEGETABLES The summer harvest of vegetables is well under way and now is a great time to reflect on progress. ...
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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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