The Growing Season

“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! Get the bells out cuz we're going Coral this week! Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland roll around in the foliage on this week's episode of The Growing Season. The completion of a recent job was the impetus for an exploration of one of the finest shade plants on the market. What light environment do Coral Bells thrive in? There are myths that they need full shade. The McFarlands explore. Jack highlights the original purple Coral B...

“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! In what is a first for The McFarlands, Stonecrop or sedum take centre stage. They’re blooming right now and man, they are beautiful. Jack discusses the longest job he’s ever been on. An update on the weather expected for Fall 2026 is outlined. Get ready for an extended fall season. Cherry Truffle sedum gets the gush treatment. You'll want to Google this plant. A burgundy flower bed? Yes please! The biology of...

“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! LETS GET SAUCY! Garage doors have been opening on Matt's street and there have been tomatoes being processed at high rates over the last couple of weekends. "A Super El-Nino" kicks the show off. WHAT IS IT? The tomato is related to A TON of plants. You'll be surprised to learn who their cousins are. The early Europeans thought that tomatoes where poisonous. Why? Matt talks about cast iron. Jack discusses tomato blight. ...

“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! So lets get to the root of the issue. On this week's episode of The Growing Season, Jack, Lynne and McFarland use a recent build as a jumping off point for 54 minutes of talk. Matt recently built a water feature around a Silver Maple and the tree fought the build the entire way. So much so that Matt has sworn off Silver Maples forever. The trio discuss. The summer is also over and The McFarland's school routine is changing. The li...

“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat! Pie-see-you! Actually, that would be "Pica-you..." In latin, Picea is the word for spruce and it just happens to be the focus of this week's episode of The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into all things spruce and the show kicks off in style, highlighting the "Baby Blue Eyes" spruce - the Ferrari of spruces. It's everything that you would want in a spruce. The trio discover that the Baby Blue Eyes ...