Outta The Park

In part 2 of our TGS Colour Series The McFarlands dive into one of the most widely used colours in the horticultural spectrum - Purple. Is purple a "real" colour? Jack, Lynne and Matt debate it and they dive into the surprising history of this shade. Beech's, hydrangeas, smokebush, weigelas, lavender, veronica, salvia and may more are just some of the plants that will be discussed during the course of the episode. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? 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.

We chat with former Blue Jay Marco Estrada. Marco became an All Star and fan favourite during his time in Toronto. We discuss his career, as well as whether or not he's begun to make plans for when his playing days officially come to a close. Along the way, we get pretty in-depth about everything from restaurants, to golf. Marco also fields questions from our OTP insiders, including 1 very special question all the way from Pakistan!

What flowering shrubs do you recommend in the yellow tones? What perennials will flower yellow in partial shade? We get these types of questions constantly so we decided to jump right down that rabbit hole. Yellow will be the first entry in our TGS Colour Series. All the trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals that are packed full of sunshine. The McFarlands keep things mellow and yellow on this week's episode of The Growing Season. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? We'd love to help. CLICK HERE. What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE. Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast. CLICK HERE.

An extremely special episode this week as we are privileged to speak with Carly and Jeremy Accardo. Their daughter Leighton passed away late last year after a courageous battle with cancer. In Leighton's short life, she had a profound effect on so many, with her energy and optimism. She recently became the first ever non-NHLer to have her number retired, when the Arizona Coyotes raised her number to the rafters. This week Carly and Jeremy join us to share her story; her courage and the joy she brought to all those around her.

"I'm not crying, you're crying. Its the onions, I swear!" On this week's episode of The Growing Season Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss the pendulous, weeping and cascading nature of the trees and shrubs that feature as accents in our gardens. Lavender Twist, Young's Weeping Birch, Weeping Willow, Nootka False Cypress and many more of the weeping wonders are examined for their characteristics with a dash of the typical McFarland humour. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? 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.

We catch up with former Blue Jay and long time MLB journeyman catcher Erik Kratz. We cover pretty much everything from his long career behind the plate, to his surprisingly effective side job, as occasional MLB knuckleballer. Lots of laughs and some pretty great insights into the game from Erik... we even talk a little turkey... turkey bacon, that is!

Sometimes you just gotta go up! The McFarlands spend this week's episode of The Growing Season chatting about uprights and accents. All the plants that travel skyward and those that catch the eye are discussed. Junipers, beech, oak, cedars, hazel, spruce and many more are some of the plants that you'll see featured in Show Bits and on the podcast. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? 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.

We catch up with one of only 3 players to ever have suited up for the Blue Jays, the Expos and Team Canada! Rob Ducey began his journey to the MLB as a fast pitch player right here in Southern Ontario. In this week's episode we chat with Rob about everything from those early days in Cambridge, to his wild ride in the majors, to the work he's doing today, which he in fact finds more fulfilling in some ways than his career in baseball!

We always get asked "what are some of your favourite plants?" On this episode of The Growing Season the McFarlands chat about some of their landscape design tricks, including using blue to make a space feel bigger. When Jack and Matt are designing what plants do they tend to favour? Well, the trio dive into some of the gems that they've unearthed over the years. Junipers, flowering shrubs, ornamentals and perennials are all discussed at length. Lynne gushes about shasta daisies and their history is discussed. Are they native to Canada? You'll find out. Need a visual? The visual accompaniment to The Growing Season is here to help. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property with spring upon us? 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.

We catch up with former, Blue Jay and MLB Allstar, Michael Saunders. Saunders walks us through his beginnings in... hockey and how he went from loving the game of hockey, to traveling the world playing baseball. This is a pretty expansive talk with the player known as Captain Canada. Michael is wonderfully candid about his experience playing beside some of the greatest to ever play the game. We also find out he's been keeping busy after his playing career as he's currently helping develop the young talent in the Atlanta Braves organization.