We stopped by Costco yesterday to load up on more of our favorite Mediterranean Crunch salads and noticed all of the garden goodies were back in stock for the season.
Costco garden deals, I love them!!! I think the store does a really good job of stocking an assortment of popular plants and reasonable prices.
There were a ton of bare root rose bushes {2 for $16.99}.
And bags of spring bulbs.
I have had ZERO luck with any sort of bagged bulbs from Costco. I planted them multiple years in a row back in Washington state and never had good results.
We were tempted to grab a sack of peony tubers though and give them a try, but since I already have 24 {48? I’m not sure} growing in pots along the fence I decided to pass.
$13.99 for 3 peony tubers seemed like a fantastic deal though.
Costco {and Trader Joe’s} always have the best orchids! And at good prices too.
I thought the peace lilies were a good price too @2 for $21.99.
But this egg chair!!! Holy canolies I wish I had room for it.
Stylish and comfy I could sit in it all day {and probably never get any work done}. Lucy would have loved it too.
Unfortunately our backyard is teeny tiny. 🙁
The Polywood rockers are back.
And check out this ginormous outdoor umbrella. Huge but a little on the spendy side.
This patio heater uses wood pellets!!! I thought that was interesting.
Cheaper than Home Depot.
Has anyone tried these Hydra Hyde work gloves? I need a new pair of garden gloves.
And worm meal castings. Have you tried them? What do you think? Do they work?
Landscape fabric… It’s a good idea in some areas and others not so much.
Need an outdoor shed? Costco has one.
And lots of pots too!
I think I might go back for one of those tall white resin ones in the back.
Lawn art? Check!
And last but not least… Real tulips… In bloom! Spring is on the way… It really is! It will be here before we know it.
I’m so glad the Costco garden deals are back. I am SO READY to get outside and work in the sunshine again.
Have a great day everyone,
~Mavis
P.S. Those worm castings… What do you think? Do they really help the soil?
Mona says
I am from Puget Sound and my first year planting Costco bulbs directly in the ground was a bust. Since then, I have planted them in plant pots, let them grow to be established, and then I plant them in various areas of my yard. I have done this with hostas, Lily of the Valley, astilbe, etc. They grow back every year!
Diana says
I have a worm bin for using up food scraps so I add worm castings to the soil in the garden all the time. They help to aerate the soil and feed the microbes. My worm bin has a valve at the bottom I can open up and a liquid worm casting mix comes out. I add a little water and use that to water all of my potted plants and beds on my patio. I also like the idea of another way to compost my kitchen scraps. I have had the same bin for 20 years now!
Sue in SoCal says
I’ve always heard the work castings work really well, but I’ve never used them and I’d like to hear some personal experience too. How much was that egg chair? I do have room haha.
Mavis Butterfield says
$499
Brianna says
I am kind of funny with the outdoors and the yard. I love to be outside, but I have to be doing something. I cannot just lounge or sit around outside and relax, it drives me crazy. I will be sitting there one minute and the next one I am bothered by a weed and go and pull it.
I have not tried worm casings, but I do feel they are a newer trendy product and a bit expensive. They are natural, which is nice, but I feel there are other products on the market for similar problems/results.
Lynda says
My grandparents had a worm bed 70 years ago so not new and trendy. Worms for fishing and castings for the garden! I teach vermicomposting and have a worm bin to harvest my own worm castings as they can be pricey.
Camie says
Worm castings worl really well! It is my favorite way to get nutrients to my garden. I even used it to top up my house plants this fall and they have thrived!
Tracy says
Worm castings is (are?) fantastic stuff. It improves the tilth and composition of soil (especially helpful in clay-ey New England), and is a very slow release, solid, well-balanced fertilizer with much more than just NPK in it. It’s too pricey to use in my 4,500 sq ft of beds, but I have two very large 8’X2′ and 20″ deep raised beds on my deck. I depend on these raised beds, plus some pots and a few small spots in the ground, to produce all the produce one person (me) eats for a full year. I’ve had the same soil in it for almost 15 years but aggressively improve it each year. After experimenting with all kinds of organic amendments, I now use only worm castings. I plant 3 succession crops in the beds, plus constant salad leaves re-sown many times and get an amazing yield. Big fan of worm castings. Odorless and available fully organic.
Donna Nance says
The worm castings are worth the money; the landscape fabric is worthless unless you make at least two layers. Even then plants try to poke through.
Nancy says
Just a note on the huge umbrella – it’s worth every penny. Shade is necessary sometimes and this is a great option. It’s easy to manage and good quality.
Mavis Butterfield says
Thanks for letting us know Nancy. It looked really well made.