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

Monday, 26 February 2018

SPRING BECKONS

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SPRING BECKONS Spring has been just round the corner now for a few weeks. Snow was often forecast but rarely appeared, though cold ...

Sunday, 18 February 2018

APPLES

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APPLES Growing an apple tree has never been more popular. The breeders have been busy creating forms suitable for any size of garde...

Monday, 12 February 2018

VALENTINES DAY THOUGHTS

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VALENTINES DAY THOUGHTS As we head through winter in the knowledge that spring is not too far away, we look back at happy moments o...

Sunday, 4 February 2018

CREATE FERTILE SOIL

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CREATE FERTILE SOIL We are all aware as gardeners that to grow plants at their best we need to cater for their own particular requi...

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 ...

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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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