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- 2 days ago53 min
The Growing Season, May 16, 2026 - Landscape Design 2026 pt. 2
“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! Its all by design... Literally. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland continue their Landscape Design chat on this week's episode of The Growing Season. "95% of all designs need a tree, even on the small designs." Matt discusses why he feels this is the case. We have to bring down the immensity of the house - that's a Mattism. Lilacs, Baby Blue Eyes Spruce, Cumulus Serviceberry and Apollo Sugar Maples feature prominently in this chat. What is a Red Os...
- 1 weeks ago53 min
The Growing Season, May 9, 2026 - Landscape Design 2026 pt. 1
“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! Let's design, shall we? The Growing Season discusses a major facet of their horticultural business on this week's episode of the show. Strap in. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland talk about step 1 of your horticultural renovation. Martial Arts kicks off the show. Matt's daughter is learning to break boards with her feet. Design work from last fall = construction work for this spring. That's the play. The design ...
- 2 weeks ago53 min
The Growing Season, May 2, 2026 - Celebrating Spring pt. 3: Weed Warfare
“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! The drums of war can be heard on lawns throughout the country. That's right. They're coming... The silent insurgence will rob you of your verdant green carpet and replace it with a votive of yellow blooms. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into weed warfare on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Rats have become a problem in gardens across the country and the trio dive into why this is. The problem is on the rise this...
- 3 weeks ago53 min
The Growing Season, April 25, 2026 - Celebrating Spring 2026 - Pruning pt. 2
“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! Lets do it again, shall we? Picking up where last week's show left off, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland put a final cut on their spring pruning series for 2026. The show starts with a marijuana chat. What? Bear cubs abound in Canada and Matt takes the time to make a joke about hibernating. Platypus...Matt gushes. TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER! A broken tree leader times three finishes off a talk from last week. Mark Banks cost a comp...
- 3 weeks ago5 min
Resources: Pruning Clematis
“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! The McFarland's guide The Growing Season into the three groups of Clematis and how/when to prune them. Its a simple little chat that makes things easy to understand. Enjoy! Looking to book a consult for your property? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE.
- Apr 18, 202653 min
The Growing Season, April 18, 2026 - Celebrating Spring 2026 - Pruning Pt. 1
“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! Lets get clippy, clippy, shall we? Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland prune off the crossers, rubbers, dead, broken, malformed and diseased part of your emerging plants on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Pruning is front and centre at this time of year and The McFarlands dive, secateurs first, into the subject. It's still too early to be out in the gardens. Its much too wet. Jack isn't listening to Matt, obviously. Why ...
- Apr 11, 202653 min
The Growing Season, April 11, 2026 - LawnSense 2026 pt. 1
“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! POP QUIZ TIME!!! Matt McFarland is about to teach a course on turf at Humber College and decided that his students' first assignment could be incorporated into this week's episode of The Growing Season. The McFarland's dive into some wonderful, and unknown, facts regarding that green carpet that covers your lawn. Jack kicks off the show with a "new age" discussion that sends the start off on a tangent. What is "No Mow May?" It...
- Apr 4, 202653 min
The Growing Season, April 4, 2026 - Easter 2026
“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! DON'T EAT THOSE CHOCOLATE RAISINS. Its that time of year that chocolate raisins, aka Bunny Poop, comes into focus horticulturally. The largest bunny of them all appears this weekend - The EASTER BUNNY. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland detail what Easter means to their family. Jack and Lynne have an especially important event tied to the Easter weekend. The tree that gives chocolate is the first in line at the horticultural party. The ...
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About The Growing Season
The lighter side of landscaping. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland, chat about horticulture served with a hearty helping of humour. With over 70 years of design and installation experience the McFarland boys dig into topics in a way you've rarely heard. Packed full of guests that represent various corners of the industry, The Growing Season is smile worthy.The Growing Season: No politics or pulpits, just plants and muddy workboots.
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