The Growing Season

Baby, it's cold outside...

Matt has packed up the job site tools for the season and is set to kick off the holiday fare for 2024.

"How would we, as humanity, survive during an ice age?"

It's the questio…

How do horticultural organisms handle the extreme’s of nature? 

The Growing Season pulls the curtains back on the amazing abilities of the plants in your gardens.

Lightning kicks the show off. Jack, …

Do skunks hibernate?  What about doves?

The McFarland's discuss the winter survival tactics employed by many a creature on this week's episode of The Growing Season.

Jack, Lynne and Matt kick the show …

Its time for a visit from The Sandman...

The McFarland's steer The Growing Season into the final days of outdoor horticultural adventures for 2024.

Its time to put your flower beds to...bed.

Is this ti…

Feeling sleepy?   

Well, its that time of year.   

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss putting your gardens to bed on this week's episode of The Growing Season. 

As they do every year, The McFarland…

Inspired by a recent job, The Growing Season dives into the ins and outs of "Courtyard Gardens."

What exactly is a Courtyard Garden?   What is the difference between a courtyard and a patio?   Are the…

Its the spookiest time of the year!

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into the horticultural aspects of Halloween. 

The history of the holiday, where it originated and why its still celebrated today…

Stay frosty…

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into the cold, hard facts about frost and it’s relation to the plants in your garden.

The Growing Season gets chilly.

What exactly is frost? The trio e…

Its a tough time of year to be a turkey!  BUT, its a wonderful time of year to be a tree!

Thanksgiving in Canada features prominently on this week's episode of The Growing Season. 

Jack, Lynne and Mat…

This episode of The Growing Season is brought to you from the bottom of a hole filled with fall bulbs. 

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland guide this week's show into a colourful cornucopia of mums and b…

It’s that time of year again.

The Growing Season celebrates 5 years on the airwaves by highlighting what they’ve learned over the last year in horticulture.

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss the…

Cottage season is drawing to a close, with many of us lamenting it’s exit.

BUT, that doesn’t mean we can’t squeeze the few final drops of cottaging into this week’s episode of The Growing Season.

Jac…

What in the Foo Dog is going on?

Things get serene on this week’s episode of The Growing Season when The McFarland’s focus on Japanese Gardens.

Jack, Lynne and Matt compare and contrast Japanese Gard…

Are you sneezing with bloodshot eyes and a swollen mess? 

Yup. It’s that time of year. Seasonal allergies running rampant ruining your routine regularly.

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss all th…

We’ll that’s a laborious undertaking.

Horticultural construction can be a tiring but rewarding endeavour.

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland celebrate Labour Day by discussing some of the ways they make …

The days are getting shorter.  The nights are getting cooler.

Its August, but that doesn't mean that the growing season is over.

Speaking of The Growing Season, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland touch on …

We’re seeing red! 

The TGS Colour Series continues its colourful journey on this week’s episode of The Growing Season.

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland highlight all things red and horticultural.

Roses…

At the time of recording the Greater Toronto Area has received a summer's worth of rain in just 4 weeks. 

Less than one month into summer and the many of us have seen as much or more rain than we usu…