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, 27 January 2019

HEATHERS

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HEATHERS I have always grown a few heathers in the garden from way back to apprenticeship days. They were well used in landscape sch...

Monday, 21 January 2019

WINTER PROPAGATION

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WINTER PROPAGATION Mid January can be a quiet time in the garden. Lifting raspberry suckers for replanting elswhere Most plants ...

Monday, 14 January 2019

WINTERS DAY ON THE PLOT

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WINTERS DAY ON THE PLOT The festive season has come and gone. There was no white Christmas, in fact we are well into winter and ye...

Sunday, 6 January 2019

PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR

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PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR Grape Rondo As we begin the new gardening year, and day length is limited and winter ...

Monday, 31 December 2018

REVIEW OF THE YEAR

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REVIEW OF THE YEAR City Road Allotments Doors Open Day rose Oshima The past year has been so div...

Tuesday, 25 December 2018

FESTIVE GARDENING

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FESTIVE GARDENING As Christmas is just a few days away we are more likely to get into relaxation mode rather than try a...

Monday, 17 December 2018

RASPBERRIES

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RASPBERRIES Autumn Bliss My introduction to the humble raspberry was in the early fifties when this eight year old followed a gr...

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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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