The Growing Season, Dec 20, 2025 - Christmas Visitors

“Questions, concerns, queries?” Lets chat!Santa Claus is coming to town!In the penultimate episode of The Growing Season for 2025, Jack, Lynne and Matt McFarland discuss the some of your horticultural holiday favourites.Could you start a holiday themed decking company?  Famous Christmas music and moves kick the show off. Bing Crosby becomes a topic of discussion. "All I want for Christmas," Mariah Carey's ubiquitous holiday hit has sold some copies.  LIKE A LOT OF COPIES. Christmas Vacation, It's A Wonderful Life, Home Alone and Miracle on 34th Street are all talking points. Frakincense and myrrh have a horticultural history.  50,000 trees are cut down, yearly, to make wrapping paper.  How can we reduce that number? Potted rosemary as a small, indoor, Christmas tree is a wonderful option.  Lynne discusses "flocking" of Christmas Trees. A word slip becomes a moment of hilarity.  The surgeon general stops by for some holiday advice. The poinsettia and all its vibrant colours become a focus.   Matt tells a story about changing their leaf colour in a commercial setting.  How do you choose the perfect poinsettia? Christmas cactus are a short day plant.  WHAT?  Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that likes to grow on other trees.  It takes all the water and nutrition from its host.  How did it become the focus of kissing? Tune in. Looking to book a consult for your property?  We'd love to help.  CLICK HERE.What is a TGS Tiny Garden? CLICK HERE.Subscribe to The Growing Season podcast.  CLICK HERE.