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🌿 Traverse City Home + Garden Deals This Week
Checked across Menards, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Meijer + Walmart

If you’re buying mulch, soil, or lawn stuff this week without comparing stores first… you’re probably overpaying.

Here’s the quick breakdown of what’s actually worth buying right now:

🌱 MULCH
• Lowe’s — Sta-Green 2 cu. ft. mulch: 5 for $10 ($2 each)
• Walmart — Expert Gardener 2 cu. ft. mulch: $2.47
• Menards — Brown wood mulch 2 cu. ft.: $3.33 ($2.96 after 11% rebate)
• Home Depot — Vigoro 2 cu. ft. brown mulch: $3.34
• Meijer — Timberline hardwood brown mulch 2 cu. ft.: $3.99

👉 Best mulch deal: Lowe’s, and it’s not close. (Lowe’s)

🪴 SOIL + POTTING MIX
• Walmart — Miracle-Gro Potting Mix 25 qt.: $7.97
• Home Depot — Miracle-Gro Organic Outdoor Potting Mix 25 qt.: $9.97
• Lowe’s — Miracle-Gro Potting Mix 25 qt.: $10.98
• Meijer — Miracle-Gro Potting Mix 25 qt.: $11.49

👉 Best potting mix deal: Walmart. (Walmart.com)

🌾 TOPSOIL
• Meijer — New Plant Life Top Soil 40 lb.: $2.49
• Walmart — Expert Gardener Organic Top Soil 0.75 cu. ft.: $2.58
• Menards — Top Soil 0.75 cu. ft.: $2.99 ($2.66 after 11% rebate)
• Home Depot — Scotts Premium Topsoil 0.75 cu. ft.: $3.27

👉 Cheapest listed topsoil price: Meijer, but that bag is priced by weight, not cubic feet, so Walmart is the cleaner value comp among the 0.75 cu. ft. options. (Meijer)

🌿 LAWN CARE / WEED + FEED
• Menards — Forever Green Weed & Feed, 10,000 sq. ft.: $22.99 ($20.46 after 11% rebate)
• Home Depot — Vigoro Weed & Feed, 4,000 sq. ft.: $24.98
• Walmart — Scotts Weed & Feed, 4,000 sq. ft.: $26.49
• Home Depot — Scotts Weed & Feed, 4,000 sq. ft.: $29.97
• Lowe’s — Scotts Weed & Feed, 4,000 sq. ft.: $29.98
• Meijer — Scotts Weed & Feed, 4,000 sq. ft.: $32.99

👉 Best lawn-care value: Menards if you’re fine with store-brand + rebate.
👉 Best same-brand Scotts price: Walmart. (Menards)

💥 REAL WINNERS THIS WEEK
🥇 Lowe’s mulch — $2/bag
🥈 Walmart potting mix — $7.97
🥉 Meijer top soil — $2.49
4️⃣ Menards lawn fertilizer value
5️⃣ Home Depot is decent, but not leading most categories this week (Lowe’s)

🛒 BEST STRATEGY
Start at Lowe’s for mulch.
Go to Walmart for potting mix.
Check Meijer for basic topsoil.
Use Menards if you want the strongest fertilizer value and don’t mind doing the rebate.

That’s the real move this week.