The Growing Season

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They're the last gasp of planting.  They're one of the first gasps of colour in the spring.

Fall bulbs - a sure fire way to irritate Matt McFarland.

Jack, Lynne and their aforementioned son steer The Growing Season into the waters of all that is bulbous. 

Tulips, hyacinths, muscari, daffodils, snow drops and many more are chatted about.  How deep do you plant them?  WHEN should you be plating them and is weather a factor in the timeframe to plant?

Matt updates you on the goings on of Cole the cat.   

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Earth Wind and Fire LOVED September and so do we. 

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss one of the loveliest times of the year.

Dahlias, ferns, lillies, dicentra, asters, rose of sharon and many more are chatted about at length. 

It doesn't have to be the month that we start winding down!  September is the most wonderful time of the year!   

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Orange you glad you started listening and continued to listen?

This week's Growing Season adventures fall squarely into a colour that can make your garden pop like no other.  Orange.

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland steer their audio frigate into a myriad of subjects involving this week's name sake, adding some warmth to the TGS Colour Series.

Hawkweed, Sugar Maples, Jewelweed, Touch-Me-Nots, Sneezeweed, Coneflower, Fothergilla and Bittersweet are just a few of the plants discussed. 

DITCH LILIES!   The trio giggle like crazy about ditch lilies. 

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WAIT TILL I TELL MY BIG SISTER!

The McFarland's focus on "small yards, big problems" on their Big & Small pt. 2 show. 

Jack, Lynne and Matt focus on the design side of things on flip side of last week's show.

Privacy screens, hanging baskets, box tree moth, landscape lighting, cedars, oaks, armour stone and morning glories are discussed. 

How does your fence affect shade/light conditions?   You'll find out.

JUNIPERS!   There's lots of juniper talk. 

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WAIT TILL I TELL MY BIG BROTHER!

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland chat about the biggest of the big and the smallest of the small in nature on The Growing Season.   

The sequoia stands atop the mountain of big but what of the small?   Is there something so small that it is barely visible but still considered a "tree?" 

You'll find out...

Fir, hosta, heuchera, silver maple, japanese maple, larch, ficus, evergreen oak, korean dwarf fir and many more are the stars of the conversation.

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Is it a warm colour or is it a cool colour?

Purple...

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss one of the prettiest leaf and flower colours on the latest episode of The Growing Season. 

Lilacs, their reblooming younger siblings, ageratum, delphinium, catmint, purple smokebush, chrysanthemums and monkshood are topics.

Matt tells stories of Star Wars and Lynne discusses the Romans.  Jack is frustrated...so its a typical episode of The Growing Season. 

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THIS PLANT IS TOUGH!

How tough?  Could you dig a hole in the middle of a 400 series highway, plant it and it would thrive?   

This week Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland chat about "401 Plants," Matt's slang for insanely hardy  and tough to kill plant materials.

Blue fistula, vinca, spurge, yarrow, hens and chicks, dogwoods and lavender are just some of the plants discussed.

Listen to Matt as he rages about a furry band of monsters that are eating his stock.  He's kind of a drama king!

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Matt from The Growing Season chats with  Chris Walker about Giant Hogweed, its affects on humans and how to rid yourself of it.

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SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE...AGAIN!!!

In part 2 to their mid-season report Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into many of critter related issues they've seen on landscape sites this year.

Spongy Moth!?   NOPE.  Japanese Beetles are the pest du jour.  These destructive little suckers have ravaged the plants of many a client. 

Earwigs, squirrels, raccoons, skunks and deer are just some of the wildlife that the trio touch on today. 

Natural defences are discussed and stories of trash pandas and compost bins are told. 

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SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE!!!

The unofficial second half of the growing season begins ...well... on The Growing Season.

Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss the sites and sights they've seen over the first half of the season and give you, the audience/the homeowner, their insight.

Drought conditions, lack of bees, poison ivy and many more issues are discussed. 

In fact, there was so much information a part 2  had to be drafted to complete the show.

So we've given you the bad news, now what about the good news?   The trio chats about rhododendrons, redbud, echinaea, goldenrods, mountain laurel, almond orchards, basil and more.

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