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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 167
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The Growing Season, July 20, 2024 - The Colour Series: Bi-Colour and Colour Gradients
What's better than one colour? How about two? Three? MORE!
The Growing Season returns to their TGS Colour Series with a bang.
Bi-Colour/Colour Gradients are the latest entry in the Colour Series li…
The Growing Season, July 13, 2024 - Ferns 2024
All hail Charlotte's Web!
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss the ins and outs of using ferns in your landscape and/or your landscape designs.
Matt details the various degrees of success he's had …
The Growing Season, July 6, 2024 - Hydrangeas 2024
They're one of the most asked about plant materials on sites and designs and The McFarlands spend 54 minutes discussing them on this week's episode of The Growing Season.
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarl…
The Growing Season, June 29, 2024 - Ornamental Grasses
Children of the wind, rejoice!
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland unearth the secrets of ornamental grasses on this week's episode of The Growing Season.
All grasses can be linked back to something call…
The Growing Season, June 22, 2024 - Cancer and Horticulture
You’d be amazed at how many horticultural organisms have cancer fighting elements built in.
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland base this week’s episode of The Growing Season on Jack’s recovery from cance…
The Growing Season, June 15, 2024 - Roses 2024
So they're not as much work as everyone says!
ROSES. Years ago this word struck fear into the hearts of many a gardener. Roses, renown for their beautiful blooms and fragrance BUT along with that co…
The Growing Season, June 8, 2024 - Waterfalls
"Splish splash I was taking a bath...."
One of the most maintenance heavy features for your garden takes centre stage on this week's episode of The Growing Season.
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland unco…
The Growing Season, June 1, 2024 - Suburban Rainforest
The GTA has had record levels of rainfall over the last 6-8 weeks. What does that mean for gardeners.
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland open this week’s episode of The Growing Season with a rant from Ma…
The Growing Season, May 25, 2024 - Annuals Vs. Perennials
LLLLLEEEETTSS GET READY TO RRRRRUUUUUMMMMBBBBLLLLEEE!
In what will be called the greatest battle horticulture has ever seen The Growing Season has ringside seats in the fight between annuals and peren…
The Growing Season, May 18, 2024 - Long Bloomers
Follow my lead! Green is all you need.
In some cases, the statement above is correct. Horticulturally, green is used to keep your plant pals growing strong.
But what about colour? Is it possib…
The Growing Season, May 11, 2024 - Tearful Trees (Weeping Trees)
Easy now! There's no reason to get upset.
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into trees that tear tirelessly. They WEEP! You get it?
The various organisms that are pendulous in nature become th…
The Growing Season, May 4, 2024 - New Kids On The Plot
Oh-oh-ah-ah-oh! Oh-oh-ahhhh-oh!
So what the heck are The McFarland’s using on landscape designs in 2024?
The Growing Season follows Matt into his annual practice of wiping the slate clean and starting…
The Growing Season, April 27, 2024 - The Colour Series: Yellow 2024
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland steer this week's episode of The Growing Season into all things Yellow.
The Growing Season's Colour Series continues with a colour that tends to be a divisive topic amo…
The Growing Season, April 20, 2024 - Edibles
"Coming up we'll talk to you about edible herbs and how they can be considered 'sage advice!'" [BA DUM CHING!]
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland celebrate Earth Day in style with a 54 minute discussion …
The Growing Season, April 13, 2024 - Celebrating Spring pt. 4 - Design
Landscape design is in FULL SWING for The McFarlands.
Jack, Lynne and Matt discuss the ins and outs of Landscape Design on The Growing Season.
Matt outlines how his business model works. The differe…
The Growing Season, April 6, 2024 - Celebrating Spring Part 3: Spring Pruning
Its safe to finally prune your plants, people!
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland guide The Growing Season into the heart of spring pruning and all of its related topics.
When can you prune? If its bee…
The Growing Season, March 30, 2024 - Celebrating Spring pt. 2
Bunnies, bulbs and bougainvillea!
We’ll, not the last one but it started with “B” so it fit.
Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland continue to celebrate spring on The Growing Season.
McFarland Park is abou…
The Growing Season, March 23, 2024 - Celebrating Spring pt. 1
LET'S SPRING INTO...WELL...SPRING.
Its here and, even though there is snow on the ground for much of the GTA, Spring is here.
Jack, Lynne and Matt kick off the growing season in style. What can you be…
The Growing Season, March 16, 2024 - Gardens Through Time
Lets get down to some horticultural history.
Gardens through time are the focus of this week's episode of The Growing Season.
The Aztecs, The Myans, The Romans, The French, The Indians and The Japane…
The Growing Season, March 9, 2024 - Destination Tropical: FIJI
So you're looking to take a vacation. Let The Growing Season guide you through a tropical destination The McFarland's have longed to visit.
FIJI.
Let's travel to Fiji via the radio waves. Jack, Ly…