Meeting Activities: Speaker, Master Gardeners (available for questions), Flower Show. Click here for Flower Show details
Guest Speaker: Matthew McFarland and Father
Topic: Overs - overwatering, over fertilizing, over pruning and knowing when and when not to over!
"What's wrong with my [FILL IN THE BLANK]?" "I water it routinely, its fertilized on a six week cycle, I prune it religiously and its not thriving!"Jack and Matt McFarland hear this ALL. THE. TIME. In fact, the correlation between over-caring for your plant materials and their failure to thrive is a strong one.
Veterans in the landscape consult/design/install industry, The McFarland's guide you through the ins and outs of "Overs," as in over-watering, over-pruning, over-fertilizing and over-salting.
What plants can you use as a barometer for moisture in your garden? Is there a fool proof way to prune that isn't over pruning? What are some simple guidelines for fertilizing your plant materials? What does stress from overdoing it look like and I can I correct it? Jack and Matt will discuss plants that are "over-tolerant" and how to design a garden with these plants in mind.
All this and more on "Overs with The Growing Season."
JACK AND MATT MCFARLAND
From the age of 10 Matt McFarland found himself on his father’s landscape sites. Jack, a veteran with 49 years in the field, instilled in his son a love of the outdoors and the elegance of working with rock and plants. With such an influence it was no surprise that Matt attended Humber College’s Landscape Technician Program.
Graduating top of his class, Matt ventured out and took over the family business - his Dad mentoring every move. After years of on-site adventures Matt decided to pursue another love - broadcasting.
Enter “The Growing Season.”
With Mom and Dad along for the ride The McFarlands focus on the humour in horticulture and pepper their broadcasts with tales from the job site every Saturday morning at 11AM on Etobicoke’s Sauga 960AM. In April of 2022 The Growing Season was syndicated across Ontario by Vista Radio. All told, the show is heard by over 150,000 listeners per week and growing.
As well, Matt can be seen on The Weather Network throughout the on-season.
With their design services being requested internationally, Matt and Jack McFarland continue to be active participants in horticultural adventures. Design/consult and install - they get their hands really dirty...
“Galánta”
Elegance in Gaelic, and the trademark of anything Growing Season, is the motto that the McFarlands live by.