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.

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So its spring and you want to reno your garden. Now what? LET'S TALK DESIGN. On part 4 of the Celebrating Spring series, The McFarland's chat about a subject near and dear to their heart - Landscape Design. Jack and Matt discuss their process, their likes and dislikes and dive into anecdotes from the drafting table and jobsite that highlight topics of interest from their discussion. Get your pencil out and start drawing! 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.

The Growing Season April 10, 2021 - Celebrating Spring Pt. 4

We catch up with former Jay Devon Travis for an exclusive talk as Devon hits a huge crossroad in his career. There's an awful lot covered in this chat, including the announcement of his retirement from playing. We also talk about the new gig he's landed, as Devon prepares for life as a coach with the Braves organization! Its not all baseball either, as Devon lets us in on some pretty seismic personal news as well, in this 'can't miss' talk!

Devon Travis April 4 2021

Suckers, water sprouts, latent buds and many other terms you may not have heard of come into focus on The Growing Season's Celebrating Spring pt. 3. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland examine the ins and outs of early flowering spring shrubs including magnolia, forsythia and eastern red bud. How do you prune lilacs? Are they pruned in the spring? What to do. What about blueberries? The McFarland's discuss edibles and the shrubs that grow them. 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.

The Growing Season, April 3, 2021 - Celebrating Spring 3

This week, we catch up with former Blue Jay Dalton Pompey. Dalton's ride with the Blue Jays was a bumpy one, with some unfortunate injuries making the struggle even harder. We chat with Dalton, who offers us some extremely honest insights into how his early career took a toll on him and how he has worked hard to overcome the bumps that his MLB experience threw his way.

OTP - Dalton Pompey - Mar 28, 2021

And we continue to SPRING forward into the 2021 growing season (pardon the pun). Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland continue their celebration of the beginning of spring and tackle a myriad of topics that are sure to whet your gardening whistles. Pruning your fruit trees, flowering shrubs and large trees are included in this week's chat. The proper pruning tools and what to look for when you buy some are also touched on. Splitting perennials and much more all feature. Julia Dimakos, The Growing Season's resident veggie Jedi, joins the McFarlands to chat about what she is seeding at this time of year. The quartet have fun, as usual. Visit Julia Dimakos online: CLICK HERE. 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.

The Growing Season, March 27, 2021 - Celebrating Spring Pt. 2

We catch up with former Blue Jay Jason Frasor, for a deep, brutally honest and often hilarious chat about everything from MLB's worst umpires, to how he met his wife!

OTP - Jason Frasor - Mar. 21

IT'S FINALLY UPON US! Spring is here. For some of us we still have snow on the ground. But, the sunshine and smells of spring are just around the corner. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland dive into how to get your lawn prepped for spring and the many things you can do to reverse the damages of winter. Gypsum, fertilizing and worms are all topics of discussion. Jack invents new words to hilarious effect. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? 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.

The Growing Season, March 20, 2021 - Celebrating Spring Pt. 1

We sit down with one of baseball's brightest minds, in an interactive discussion with Alex Anthopoulos. He seems to bring success to every team he touches and we take a pretty deep dive into some of his biggest deals as well as some of his most controversial. Did Alex know he was on the way out of Toronto when he pulled off all those stunning deals in 2015? Alex tackles this in a blunt revelation that's bound to throw a curve into how many fans in Toronto thought that season played out!

OTP - Alex Anthopoulos - Mar 14

"May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future..." - Irish Prayer. The McFarlands celebrate St. Paddy's day with you on The Growing Season. Jack, Lynne and Matt dive into the ins and outs of the historical potato famine, what created the conditions to make it possible and how we can avoid it, from a horticultural perspective, going forward. It wouldn't be St. Paddy's day without a little chat about alcohol and its connections to horticulture. You'll learn a lot along the way and smile doing so. Happy St. Paddy's Day! Slainté. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? 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.

The Growing Season, March 13, 2021 - St. Paddy's Day 2021

This week we catch up with former Jay Frank Catalanotto, about everything from the changing nature of play in the MLB, to his days playing with Toronto and even what pizzeria in Toronto he felt was good enough to serve to his fellow team Italy players during the World Baseball Classic in 2009!

OTP - Frank Catalanotto - Mar 7, 2021

Part 2 picks up right where part 1 left off. This is Horticinction pt. 2. Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland drive The Growing Season right into the dustbowl. The trio discuss the edible plants that are on the brink of extinction and what can be done to mitigate or even reverse the effects. It's a sobering look at a topic that many want to shy away from. The time to act is now and The Growing Season sheds some light on how. Its a sobering discussion for gardening enthusiasts. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? 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.

The Growing Season March 6, 2021 - Horticinction Pt. 2

This week we catch up with former Blue Jay Josh Thole for a deep dive into everything from Italian baseball, to Toronto pizza, to dealing with the capricious nature of RA Dickey's signature knuckler. Also this week, Barry and Tom talk about the changing (some might say shrinking) landscape in Canadian sports media.

OTP - Josh Thole - Feb. 28, 2021

You might want to sit down for this one! The McFarland's chat about all the trees that have gone extinct or are on the brink. The "Red List," the list that organisms find themselves on if they are on the verge of disappearing forever, is filling up rapidly. Jack, Lynne and Matt discuss some heavy topics but offer insights into what we can do to help. Its a sobering discussion for gardening enthusiasts. Need a visual? We gotchu. CLICK HERE. Looking to book a consult for your property to get ahead of the Spring rush? 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.

The Growing Season, Feb 27, 2021 - Horticinction

We have an extremely in depth and powerful talk with former Blue Jay LaTroy Hawkins. This episode covers some difficult topics; from racism and death threats, to personal loss, as LaTroy speaks about Pedro Gomez, who passed away such a tragically short time after he cast a Hall of Fame vote for LaTroy. Some heavy material, but this is not a down episode. Lots of hope and some wonderful perspectives from a player who was known for his ability to bring people together in the clubhouse.

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