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Good news — Epic Gardening has run a Memorial Day sale every year for the last several years, and 2026 is almost certainly no exception. It's the deepest gardening discount window between now and Black Friday. Here's what I can tell you today, and what I'll update the minute the official dates and prices land.
The sale is LIVE now through May 28, 2026. Get 40% off all Birdies metal raised garden beds plus 25–30% off seeds, live plants, and seed starting gear. Use code MEADOW at checkout to stack my additional 5% reader discount on top of sale pricing.
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I'll email you the second the prices drop, plus the specific Birdies beds worth grabbing this year.
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What to expect in the 2026 sale
The 2026 Epic Gardening Memorial Day Sale is live right now and runs through Thursday, May 28th. Here's exactly what's on sale:
| Category | Discount |
|---|---|
| Birdies metal raised beds | 40% off |
| Seeds | 25–30% off |
| Live plants | 25–30% off |
| Seed starting gear | 25–30% off |
Your code MEADOW stacks on top of these prices for even more savings.
What I'd actually grab in the sale
I've been gardening with Epic Gardening gear for over four years, and by now I've built up a proper collection — Large Extra Tall Birdies beds I garden out of daily, a Tree Surround that transformed a useless patch of lawn into a lovely mailbox garden, a 2-pack of 2×2′s holding up my dragon fruit trellis, round beds waiting on soil, long beds full of fruit trees and native flowers, Epic Grow Bags growing citrus, and a stack of seed starting trays with seeds hardening off on the patio. So instead of picking one “best” bed, here's how I'd think about what to buy in the sale — based on what I actually own. Every link uses my reader code MEADOW at checkout.
1. The one bed I'd start (and stay) with → Birdies Large Extra Tall – CHEAPER THAN 2022!
If you're buying your first metal raised bed, this is the one I'd hand you — and it's the one I still reach for every day. I have several of them in my garden and my back thanks me every morning: zero bending, enough soil depth for tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, and anything deep-rooted, and the extra height makes harvest feel more like picking at a farm stand than crouching in the dirt. The paint has held and they've taken everything Florida weather throws at them without complaint. If you're only going to buy one bed this year, buy this one.
See the Birdies Large Extra Tall on Epic Gardening →
Read my full Birdies review → (pending publish)
2. The specialty pick → Birdies Tree Surround
If you've got a mature tree in your yard and you've been wondering how on earth to plant around it without disturbing the roots — the Tree Surround is the answer. It's a ring-shaped bed that nestles around an existing tree so you can add shade-loving plants, flowers, or a living mulch zone without digging. Mine has turned a useless patch of lawn under the mail box into one of the prettiest spots in my garden.
See the Birdies Tree Surround on Epic Gardening →
3. The tiny-garden (or dragon fruit) pick → Birdies 2-pack of 2×2′ beds
These little 2×2s are one of the best values in the whole Birdies line — a matched pair at a price that's hard to argue with. I use mine as the base for my dragon fruit trellis and plants, where their small footprint is exactly right for a cactus that grows up, not out. They're also ideal for a balcony, a small patio, a narrow side yard, or anywhere you want a real raised bed without committing half the yard to it. If you've been telling yourself you don't have room for a raised garden, you probably do.
See the Birdies 2-pack of 2×2′ beds on Epic Gardening →
See how I built my dragon fruit trellis on top of mine →
4. For potatoes and other unruly roots → Epic Grow Bags
Some plants just don't play nice in a shared bed. Potatoes spread. Sweet potatoes spread more. Jicama, ginger, turmeric — anything that makes a lot of root and likes to wander — does better in its own container, where you can contain the roots, mound the soil, and harvest without tearing apart half your bed. Epic Grow Bags are my answer for all of them. I've grown sweet potatoes in mine, and I also use them for my citrus trees because a bag is a lot easier to move than a pot when a cold snap is coming. They're heavy-duty fabric, not the flimsy kind that falls apart after one season.
See Epic Grow Bags on Epic Gardening →
How to use the MEADOW code
It takes about 15 seconds. Here's the flow:
- Shop at https://shop.epicgardening.com/?ref=MEADOW — or follow any of the product links above.
- Add what you want to your cart.
- At checkout, paste MEADOW into the discount code field.
- Your 5% reader discount applies on top of whatever sale pricing is already showing.
That's it — and the code works year-round, not just during the sale, so bookmark this page and come back anytime.
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Frequently asked questions
The 2026 Epic Gardening Memorial Day Sale is live right now — it runs May 14 through May 28, 2026.
All Birdies metal raised garden beds are 40% off during the Memorial Day sale. Your code MEADOW stacks on top for an additional 5% off.
Yes — my reader code MEADOW works year-round at shop.epicgardening.com and stacks on top of Memorial Day sale pricing at checkout.
The sale ends Thursday, May 28, 2026. Don't wait — that's this week.
If you're building your first garden, I'd start with a single Birdies Large Extra Tall (the workhorse — my most-used bed), fill it with quality soil and compost, and grab a seed starter pack from Botanical Interests. One well-built bed that you actually plant and water produces more than three half-finished beds — add more next season.
Related reading
- Birdies Raised Garden Beds: Complete Review After 4 Years
- How Much Soil Do I Need? Raised Bed Soil Calculator
- Birdies Garden Beds Black Friday Deals — when this sale ends, the next big one is Labor Day, then Black Friday.
Sale ends May 28, 2026 — 40% off all raised beds + 25–30% off everything else. Code MEADOW stacks for extra savings. Shop the Memorial Day Sale with code MEADOW →
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