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, 28 January 2018

POTATOES

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POTATOES The potato planting season is not too far away, so now is a good time to give it thought and decide what varieties to grow...

Monday, 22 January 2018

BERRIES

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BERRIES Saskatoon berries There is an assumption that we all overindulge during the festive season, and that is hard to avoid a...

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

CREATE A NEW GARDEN

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CREATE A NEW GARDEN Everybody, at some point in their life will have a new garden to sort out or create. We leave the comfort of ho...

Monday, 8 January 2018

LOOKING AHEAD

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LOOKING AHEAD Gardening and information technology have one thing in common, that both move forward as new ideas emerge, though in ...

Sunday, 31 December 2017

THE GARDENING YEAR ENDS

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THE GARDENING YEAR ENDS As the gardening year draws to an end, now is the perfect time to look back and compare our hopes and exp...

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Sunday, 24 December 2017

TIME TO RELAX

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TIME TO RELAX The festive season is well under way with Christmas just a few days away, but the keen gardener finds it hard to ha...

Monday, 18 December 2017

WINTER COLOUR

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WINTER COLOUR Winter has arrived as Carolina sweeps over the land and many of us wake up to a covering of snow plus a few trees, fe...

Monday, 11 December 2017

WINTER PRUNING

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WINTER PRUNING Although summer may have been a washout for many of us the autumn has been remarkably dry so digging has been a tr...

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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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