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, 24 September 2017

EARLY FLOWERING BULBS

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EARLY FLOWERING BULBS You know spring has arrived when the daffodils and tulips are in their full glory and dazzling displays of bo...

Monday, 18 September 2017

LATE SUMMER FRUIT RIPENS

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LATE SUMMER FRUIT RIPENS Summer has just about gone, or maybe we are still waiting for it to arrive, once that rain goes off. Howev...

Sunday, 10 September 2017

AUTUMN PROPAGATION

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AUTUMN PROPAGATION We all love the challenge of growing our own plants, either from seed or cuttings. In this modern day of busy li...

Sunday, 3 September 2017

LATE SUMMER ON THE PLOT

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LATE SUMMER ON THE PLOT Gardening this summer has become a task to plan ahead to avoid the thunder showers and if the sun is foreca...

CUT FLOWERS

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CUT FLOWERS As a keen gardener we do our best to make the garden look great all year round. That involves growing plants with colou...

Tuesday, 22 August 2017

HARVESTING CONTINUES

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HARVESTING CONTINUES A couple of weeks ago any surplus fruit and vegetables from the allotment plot found a good home at our City R...

Monday, 14 August 2017

LUXURIOUS LILIES

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LUXURIOUS LILIES I have had a fascination and love for lilies most of my gardening life. My earliest memory was in Kirkton in Dunde...

Sunday, 6 August 2017

PLANT A TREE FOR FOOD

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PLANT A TREE FOR FOOD Growing fruit trees like apples, pears and plums today is quite normal in gardens, as there is a huge range o...

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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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