Episodes
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
The Growing Season, Aug 22, 2020 - Battleships (Large Evergreen Trees)
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
Saturday Aug 22, 2020
You sunk my Battleship! Well, in this case, you planted it. The sister program to our Aircraft Carriers show, Battleships chats about large evergreen trees - the ones the size of a Battleship. Pine, Spruce, Fir, Redwood, Cedar and much more are discussed at length as Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland guide you through the do's and dont's of selecting a massive conifer. Lynne relays some interesting history including a mass extinction event involving coniferous trees. All that much more on The Growing Season. Need a visual? CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
The Growing Season, Aug 15, 2020 - Ferns And Ornamental Grasses
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Saturday Aug 15, 2020
Ornamental grasses - considered to be high fashion in the landscape world at present - are just some of the focus of this week's episode of The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland chat about how to work with grasses, their history and why they are so popular right now. Then the conversation veers into the topic of ferns. Matt admits that he hasn't used ferns enough in his landscape projects and vows to remedy that. What of fern reproduction!? Its a complicated topic but the TGS folks dive right in. All that much more on The Growing Season. Need a visual? CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
The Growing Season, Aug. 8, 2020 - Aircraft Carriers (Large Shade Trees)
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Saturday Aug 08, 2020
Take an aircraft carrier and stand it up, end to end, on your property. That's what we're chatting about. AIRCRAFT CARRIER sized leafers. BIG, MOMMA-HONKING TREES! Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland chat about the sights they've seen on jobsites with regards to monstrous trees planted in the wrong places. What should you plant if you have the property and space to do so? The trio offer some trees to consider and some to avoid at all costs. Filled to the brim with stories from this years adventures on job sites, Aircraft Carriers is sure to entertain. Need a visual? CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
The Growing Season, August 1, 2020 - LawnSense
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
Saturday Aug 01, 2020
What's all the fuss about grass? Not the recently legalized type, but the stuff that covers our yards. Why do we spend so much manicuring the lawn? What does it cost the average household per year to maintain? Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland steer The Growing Season into the waters of your lawn and why its such a staple. Is your grass burning off in the summer? We'll tell you why. What does overwatering look like? We gotcha. All that and more on the lawn edition of The Growing Season. Need a visual? CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
The Growing Season July 25, 2020 - Roses
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
Saturday Jul 25, 2020
What a prick! The McFarlands discuss roses and the information SPILLITH over. If you haven't used the visual accompaniment to The Growing Season, this would be the show to start making it a habit. The types of roses, various varieties, colours and history are all discussed along with various other tidbits of info that make roses one of the most sought after but difficult to maintain horticultural organisms. How to prune, what is grafting and what roses to start with if you're new to the subject. All of this, served with a hardy helping of humour. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
The Growing Season July 18, 2020 - Insects That BUG Us
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
Saturday Jul 18, 2020
You know the sound! The buzzing in the night that just keeps you awake and frustrates you to no end. DEATH TO THE HOUSEFLY! The Growing Season gang chat about the insects that BUG us. The housefly, aphid, wasp, mosquito and many more are all touched on. Where did they come from and what is their purpose? Matt dives into his deep rooted hatred for the gypsy moth caterpillar and has some strong words about their relationship. Get up close and personal with the pests that pester us and our plants. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
The Growing Season July 11, 2020 - Groundcovers And Standards
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
Saturday Jul 11, 2020
The Growing Season July 11, 2020 - Groundcovers And Standards by Barry Davis
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
The Growing Season July 4, 2020 - Hedges And Vines
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
Saturday Jul 04, 2020
The ones that stick and the ones that clipped! Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland steer The Growing Season into the waters of hedges and vines and they giggle along the whole way. What shrubbery and trees do the trio recommend for hedging? How do you prune a hedge? How do you plant one? What vines are the easiest to grow maintain? All of the questions and more are answered in this episode. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
The Growing Season June 27, 2020 - Flowering Shrubs
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Saturday Jun 27, 2020
Why did it take us so long? The Growing Season crew wonder aloud why it took them so long to discuss flowering shrubs. An integral part of the modern landscape, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland chat about the do's and dont's of selecting and planting flowering shrub specimens. Don't know what to plant in a shaded location? We answer that. Wonder what shrub blooms the longest? We answer that. Tune in, you'll laugh and come away with some inside knowledge. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
The Growing Season, June 20, 2020 - Rockeries And Beaver Valley Stone
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Let's get rocked! Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland, the stewards of The Growing Season, discuss one of their favourite topics. Rock Gardens. The trio chat about installing rock gardens on properties and Matt waxes nostalgic about learning the ways of "the force" from Yoda, his father. Tales of 3 point rock elevations and spotters abound. Tanya and Joe of Beaver Valley Stone join Matt and Jack to chat about their booming business, supplying natural stone to many parts of Ontario. The group chat about the history of Beaver Valley, the tales that go down in their history and what 2020 looks like for the stone purveyors. Visit Beaver Valley online. CLICK HERE. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring finally here? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE. Watch "The Land Line," our LIVE streaming show. CLICK HERE.