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 May 2018

MORE SPRING FLOWERS

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MORE SPRING FLOWERS Azalea Gibralter Apple Red Falstaff It seems the garden flowers from rock garden plants to trees are try...

Wednesday, 23 May 2018

A DAY ON THE PLOT

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A DAY ON THE PLOT Weather on Tayside has been perfect for gardening these last few weeks. We have had enough rainfall to moisten the...

Sunday, 13 May 2018

A DAY IN THE GREENHOUSE

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A DAY IN THE GREENHOUSE As cold winds continue to delay a decent spring day, plants grown under glass and now needing to harden off ...

Thursday, 10 May 2018

TOMATOES

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TOMATOES It’s that time of year again when all keen gardeners and allotment plot holders with a greenhouse get quite excited about t...

Sunday, 29 April 2018

SPRING FLOWERS

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SPRING FLOWERS Spring is long overdue, and this feature on spring flowers had to be put back a couple of times as spring flowers wer...

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

FRUIT TO IMPRESS

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FRUIT TO IMPRESS Gardening is no longer just about growing a few basic fruit and vegetables. There is such a variety of different pl...

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Sunday, 15 April 2018

ROOT CROPS

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ROOT CROPS We seem to have missed out on global warming this year. Spring weather often starts erratically in March, but this year w...

Sunday, 8 April 2018

RHUBARB

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RHUBARB Rhubarb was always popular in childhood days as most folk with a garden had a wee patch. It was free food, happy to be left ...

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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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