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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Ornaments!? Wait! Are we talking about Christmas Trees? Nope. Its not that time of year. The Growing Season places ornamental trees front and centre this week. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into the smaller cousins of the larger specimens that you"re used to seeing. What is an ornamental? The trio discus
The McFarlands cap off their “Celebrating Spring 2025 series” the same way they always do - discussing Landscape Design. The men of The Growing Season dish on their exploits at the drafting table. Matt apologizes to a listener and tells an emotional story. The McFarlands recount winter 2025. Lynne outlines the importa
Let"s prune some edibles! Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland continue their celebration of spring with a discussion on daffodils and their link to cancer fundraising. Matt rages against the forcing of bulbs. How long does an apple tree live? Is there a legendarily old apple tree? The McFarland"s dive into the science b
Jurassic Park and horticulture meet in the middle! The McFarland’s continue to celebrate spring by highlighting a significant scientific achievement. How can this achievement be applied to horticulture? Lumber? Medicine? Jack, Lynne and Matt find answers to these questions on this week’s episode of The Growing Seas
Its finally here! Cole the cat has the ZOOMIES! What does that mean? SPRING FEVER. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland celebrate the opening the outdoor horticultural season on this week"s episode of The Growing Season. Matt tells a story about workbooks, shoes and footwear galore. Stiletto"s and secateurs - typical of
So does it do anything else? Picking up where last week left off, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland highlight multi-purpose plants in the second part of the series on this week"s episode of The Growing Season. Bamboo kicks of the hort-topics. Why isn"t bamboo more prominent in Canada? Fabrics, construction materials a