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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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All Episodes

53:24

The Growing Season, May 16, 2026 - Landscape Design...

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2026/05/16

“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...

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53:28

The Growing Season, May 9, 2026 - Landscape Design...

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2026/05/09

“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 ...

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53:48

The Growing Season, May 2, 2026 - Celebrating Spring...

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2026/05/02

“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...

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53:36

The Growing Season, April 25, 2026 - Celebrating...

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2026/04/25

“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...

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5:05

Resources: Pruning Clematis

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2026/04/24

“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.

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53:32

The Growing Season, April 18, 2026 - Celebrating...

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2026/04/18

“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 ...

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53:52

The Growing Season, April 11, 2026 - LawnSense 2026...

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2026/04/11

“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...

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53:28

The Growing Season, April 4, 2026 - Easter 2026

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2026/04/04

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 TGS trio highlight its history. The "...

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53:47

The Growing Season, March 28, 2026 - They're Here...

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2026/03/28

No! It's not Halloween yet. But, "THEY'RE HERE!" That famous line uttered in Steven Spielberg's 1982 classic "Poltergeist" becomes the jumping off point for this week's episode of The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into all the horticultural items that are current emerging at this time of the year. "This is not the time to be out on job sites..." We know, its a downer BUT that doesn't mean we can't talk about what's to come... Movie t...

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53:40

The Growing Season, March 21, 2026 - Built To Survive

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2026/03/21

Jack McFarland is built to survive! Jack calls in for the final time from Sunnybrook's St. John's rehab facility for final time on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt highlight the plants that can tolerate the wild swings in weather and temperature that are common at this time of the year. There are so many that respond with "is that all you got?" whilst raging at Mother Nature. The time of year makes the clients go squirrely and Matt has t...

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53:54

The Growing Season, March 14, 2026 - Spring Break:...

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2026/03/14

Lets get EPIC for this year's Spring Break. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland board a plane and take off for New Zealand on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Matt confuses New Zealand and Australia. Jack and Lynne correct his mistake. "The father south you go in New Zealand the cooler it is..." RIGHT. Time to recalibrate the operating system. Humans, sheep, kiwis and The Maori all feature heavily in New Zealand. Automated sheep shearing and grape picking correlate. Wh...

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53:52

The Growing Season, March 7, 2026 - Eco Builds 2026

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2026/03/07

We get by with a little help from our friends. Toronto's own Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre comes in with the ultimate save this week. Jack McFarland, fresh off of a shoulder replacement surgery, joins Lynne and Matt, by phone, for this week's episode of The Growing Season. Calling in from a patient lounge, Jack details the ins and outs of how to make a construction project more sustainable. Jack and Matt discuss keeping the job site clean. LIKE EXCESSIVELY CLEAN! H...

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53:46

The Growing Season, Feb 28, 2029 - Houseplants 2026

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2026/02/28

RETREAT! The winter has been so harsh maybe we should just accept our fate. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland retreat to the joys of interior horticulture on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Houseplants take centre stage as the snow continues to dominate our landscapes. How to water and WHAT to water with kicks off the proceedings. "Snow Water" vs. tap water is discussed. What basic elements does rainwater contain? Which plant is the one that is the most suscep...

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53:42

The Growing Season, Feb 21, 2026 - Salt And...

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2026/02/21

Sodium, sodium, they showed from their podium! Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland add another grain to their pile of salt with this week's Salt And Horticulture Pt. 2 on The Growing Season. With the level of ice on walking and driving surfaces all across the GTA the trio felt it prudent to discuss salt tolerant plant materials. Jack discusses an upcoming surgery. He's a little nervous. Rising temperatures due to climate change causes our lake water to evaporate quicker, increasi...

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53:41

The Growing Season, Feb 14, 2026 - Sexy Plants 2026

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2026/02/14

That's an awfully nice fire ant hill you have there! Wait. What!? Its the time of year that Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland overlay horticulture and Valentine's Day on The Growing Season. Annually, the trio discuss the collision of the two and this year doesn't disappoint. Roses kick the show off, naturally. Where are roses grown commercially? You'd be surprised to learn. Matt tells a story about this daughter going to a dance with a boy. Its rattled him. Co...

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53:23

The Growing Season, Feb 7, 2026 - Put Your Plants On...

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2026/02/07

Put on your hydrangea and lets get out and shovel the driveway! WHAT!? Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland highlight the intersection of textiles and horticulture on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Matt opens the show with a discussion on a milestone that his family has reached. Silk moths and their fondness for mulberry begins the plant content. How is silk made? Synthetic silk and pineapples. Not kidding! Milkweek, dandelions, bullrush and smokebush floof can a...

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53:46

The Growing Season, Jan 31, 2026 - Snowmageddon 2026

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2026/01/31

The GTA set records for snowfall! In light of the recent butt-whooping the Greater Toronto Area took in the recent, record setting, snowfall, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland decided to use their Snowmageddon bullet on this week's episode of The Growing Season. In an annual fashion, the trio highlight the events of the storm and take the opportunity to dive into all things white and fluffy. 1999's version of a snowstorm kicks the show off. Matt correlates where he was then wit...

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53:40

The Growing Season, Jan 24, 2026 - Strange But True:...

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2026/01/24

So we're in thick of it. Right in the fluffy middle. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland get real STRANGE on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Winter, in all its glory, becomes the latest focus of Strange But True. Penguins kick off the show. Their breeding habits and marital preferences. Their ability to withstand absolutely frigid temperatures and a freakish talent to hold their breath. A group of penguins is called a "Waddle." Cool, eh? ...

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53:34

The Growing Season, Jan 17, 2026 - Salt And...

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2026/01/17

Its the time of the year when a simple walk to the bus stop can be TREACHEROUS! Many of us are salting our exterior surfaces to reduce the chance of slipping. This week on The Growing Season, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss salt and horticulture on part 1 of a two part series. What are the effects on salt on the human body? Salt and the ambient amount of salt in food is discussed. Canned soup comes into focus. Why is salt used in food? What about beverages? ...

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53:32

The Growing Season, Jan 10, 2026 - Sub-zero...

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2026/01/10

You think it's wintry in the GTA? Lets look and see what's happening in The Northwest Territories. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland continue the new year with a deep dive into Horticulture in the Northwest Territories on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Matt highlights a wonderful development in his career. Its been years in the making. A travelogue starts the proceedings. Why is Yellowknife called Yellowknife? HINT: It has to do with ...

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