Wights Home & Garden

I realize it was the off-​season, but that is no reason to have to stand around in the middle of the show room waiting for an employee to come screaming through. After that big waste of time, I had to stand and wait at the counter for a cashier for five minutes. I almost called them and asked for some one to help me over the phone.
They probably have a good selection when it’s not the dead of winter.

I’ve been going to Wights Home and Garden with my parents for years. I’ve always thought the store had some unique merchandise. The area Wights succeeds in is definitely the seasonal merchandise. I have found some cool decorations during the Fall and Winter time. I’ve also found the store to have some great finds for gifts for family and friends who are past their teenage years.
In the last couple years though, I’ve found the prices to have increased and some of the quality of merchandise to have decreased. I was given a cool outdoor decorative wind chime for my apartment by a family member. The item has rusted horribly and not in a way that makes it look more attractive. The item should never have rusted this quickly for the price and should have been covered with a rust protection by the manufacture or even by Wights. Now some people may chastise me for not spraying protection on myself, but when I knew the item cost a bit I actually expected it to be protected already. For the price of outdoor products sold at Wights, I expect them to be higher quality than what I can get at Fred Meyers down the road.
Sadly I think some of the quality of products have diminished over the years. I’ll still shop at Wights when I’m home, but I’m disappointed in the direction the store is starting to head.

Very disappointed in their tree decorating this year. Way too much emphasis on the Seahawks in my opinion. I usually find a few trees I absolutely love, but every one of them this year is super gaudy. In addition they had a floor manager that was yelling at all the employees both behind the desk and through her headset. Takes the spirit of holiday shopping down a few notches. Went into a different large nursery and what a shocking difference. Much more down to earth. I will say that they both have high pricing, but we always knew this.

White’s is a wonderful store with lots of pretty things, that they won’t stand behind! For I nstance: I purchased one of those beautiful, «top of the line», (their words, not mine), pre-​lit Christmas trees. It is gorgeous and I was convinced I would have it for years. The lights in the tree stopped working, on and off with movement, very sensitive, and when I took it back to be fixed, they wanted to charge me another $ 50 per to fix it. So I paid another $ 50 and it still did not work! When I took it back again, they instructed me to change all of the lights, I did and it still doesn’t work. They also told me that they no longer sale the size of light that fits in the tree sockets. So now I’m out $ 300 for a tree that only lights up on top since the day I bought it. This is garbage and I feel as if they knew that before they sold it to me, based on a statement their employee made. «Yeah we’ve had problems with these trees, that’s why we stopped selling them.» An obvious and intentional rip off. It’s really too bad because for years I’ve enjoyed shopping at White’s, and not just at Christmas either. I hope that they read this and stop biting the hand that feeds.

The Winter Wonderland is truly outstanding and so much fun. There is so much to see and and it gave me a lot of great ideas. However, items are pricey. I ended up buying most of my decorations at Home Goods and World Market and Fred Meyers. But when I needed some specific items I did come to Wights because I knew they would have what I needed. But I would still recommend checking out the store at Christmas time.

Why have I never heard of this place before??? Thanks to one of the news channels, I visited the Winter Wonderland to look for a new (early) Christmas tree. OMG I want to LIVE in this place! Beautiful decorations, trees decked out to give you fabulous ideas and lovely staff that were super helpful. I’m sure as the holiday season takes off it is crazy here, but on a wet Saturday afternoon in November it was great. There is even a place to get a coffee right inside too :) Seahawks decorations, vintage, everything in between — I’m a fan :)

What has happened to this place lately? I have been shopping here for twenty years! Just since summer, the nursery has been a bad joke. Ill tempered and poorly trained people. The prices here have passed the point of being ridiculous. Even Swansons and Molbaks are less laughable — but it is really hard to take when they have the same stuff across the street at Fred Meyer for half the price. Who do they think they are fooling?
The seasonal merchandising is still brilliant. Many long term employees inside are competent and pleasant. But I have to tell you, that store manager Patrick is a hideous piece of work! I bought two magnet boards there. Very expensive, but I am careless sometimes. The mounting bracket came off the frame and the thing came crashing to the ground. When I returned it — that idiot told me I should have hammered the bracket in myself. I explained to him that I just paid HIM sixty dollars for it, and that I felt strongly that it was his responsibility to make sure his merchandise was defect free. He was terribly rude about it.
Because of Patrick and the shoddy performance of the nursery staff — our twenty year relationship is over.

I am so disappointed in Wight’s management. I think they must have been bought out or something. Over the last 15 – 20 years I have bought approx 20 rose plants from them and they were wonderful. We received a $ 10 coupon (if you spent $ 50) in the mail in early May and I thought I put it in my purse, as I needed to replace a couple roses. We stopped there on Mother’s Day and bought two, and spent $ 70, but I couldn’t find my coupon. It turns out I had left it at home. So the following Sun we stopped again and I took my receipt and the coupon, and asked if I could get the $ 10 for the coupon (which had not expired). The manager said «No, not on prior purchases». Then 2 weeks later I noticed one of the roses I had just bought was covered with black spot. First I checked my other 4 roses next to it, and none of them had blackspot, so I called and explained I had just got it and it had this disease already. Again they gave me the mgr. She said «it’s not our fault it’s diseased, we sprayed them right before Mother’s Day». Then she said I should have sprayed. I said «I do, but I’ve only had it 2 weeks, and you said you just sprayed, so it wasn’t due to be sprayed again, yet». She then said I could call back and talk to someone else if I wanted to. I said «but you are the manager. They would ask you!
On top of this, my friend that had me buy all my roses from Wight’s thru the years, told me she doesn’t get hers there anymore, because they no longer carry Jackson Perkin’s roses .
So we are done shopping there. They have a lot of beautiful flowers, but with this kind of customer service, we will go elsewhere.
Connie

I can’t believe I had waited so long to check this place out!
My mom and I came here while out Christmas shopping. I felt like this place never ended. The way it is laid out, it feels like there are about 20 wings.
Separate sections by genre, and type. Christmas decorations, and more Christmas decorations… as far as the eye could see!
SO many cute things! I could’ve spent a few hours in Wight’s!
Gifts for the Gardener, Wine collector, Seahawks fan, etc! You name it, they probably have it.
I was actually pleasantly surprised with the prices. Pretty reasonable!
Inside they even have coffee & cookies for you while you shop (for FREE!)
I will definitely be back in the spring to look at their plants and pots!

Love this place during the holidays when it transforms into «Winter Wonderland». Earlier this week I went here with my 7 year old and we wrote letters to Santa and sent them in their special post box to Santa. We admired all the beautiful trees and I let her pick out an ornament for the small tree she will have in her room — they have any ornament you can think of! Plus they have special events throughout the holiday season like Christmas carolers, and kettle corn makers:)

Love the store and staff! Great selection and always helpful answers to my gardening questions. Especially fun to visit during the Christmas Holidays with their ‘Winter Wonderland’. It’s nice just to walk around and enjoy all the decorations. We go there often around Christmas as a family tradition! You won’t regret checking this place out no matter what the season.

Last week I went and bought 2 boxes (1 box of 12, 1 box of 14) Christmas cards for $ 30. I thought that was high but I had a valpak coupon. It was for $ 5 off.. When I got to the counter the clerk said I couldn’t use because I didn’t read small print. I said I had and that it didn’t expire for a few days. She said that the valpak coupon did not apply to SEASONAL items. I then stated that EVERYTHING in the store is SEASONAL. I asked 2 of them standing together what was not seasonal; neither of them could give me an answer. I bought but then changed my mind and returned the next day. If that wasn’t bait and switch then I don’t know my shopping.

Great selection and always has great ideas for planters and décor. Love the store and it’s staff. Today we had a learning experience, left a not so good taste in our mouths however after talking with management we are all better. It is always nice to have reminders and we all have a bad day once in a while. We will be back looking forward to Christmas décor

RIDICULOUSLY CUTE! Seriously, so much adorable/​attractive stuff for home and garden, I didn’t even have time to see half of it. Nice, helpful staff. Got the four pots I needed, and at a reasonable price, though it’s true… they do stock some high dollar stuff. But it gives me great ideas for when I hit the thrift store– nope, can’t afford a $ 75 birdcage topiary, but I can most definitely come close to that shabby chic awesomeness with a $ 10 cage from V.V. and a quick trip to Michael’s with a 50% off coupon (because screw Hobby Lobby ALL DAY LONG, y’all!). Anyway, nice place, and I definitely plan to come ogle the Xmas display.

There’s a far bigger nursery in Lynnwood than I ever realized. Not sure why I never grasped that this place is as big as it is – from the outside, it looks like the typical good-​sized nursery, but it just never occurred to me that there might be a whole huge parking lot worth of space full of plants behind it. There is, in fact, a whole huge area behind the building, and it’s packed with a great selection of plants at decent prices.
They have all kinds of stuff – herbs, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials. They aren’t as big as some of the nurseries way out where land is cheaper, and I am sure their prices are only good, not amazing. But I found healthy, vigorous specimens of almost everything I was looking for; some things were on back order but that’s alright. It’s planting season, and the place was crawling with shoppers.
There are tons of tools, soil amendments, gifts, decorative stuff for the garden, and other non-​perishable items as well. I didn’t check those out, but they were definitely drawing in customers.
The staff here are nice, though not super chatty, really. They know plants, and they know their inventory – and at a place like this, those are by far the most important things. Expertise just matters more with this kind of purchase, because landscaping any amount of yard space can get expensive quickly. You need good guidance to make it go well.
I’ll certainly be back for more stuff in the future. Glad to have an alternative to long drives and big box stores.

Preface to the 4 star rationale — prices are a little high.
First and foremost I’ve been here on several occasions and have NEVER had bad customer service! To the people who are saying bad service have obviously never been to lowe’s or Home Depot. In fact, I just went there today and as soon as I walked through the door I was asked of I needed help finding anything. When we said «lust looking». We were then pointed in the direction to free coffee.
Everything in this store is tastefully done. My 3 year old says it’s amazing. Their parking lot is always full and if you go in you’ll know why.
Christmas time is amazing. It’s a wonderland of Christmas trees, ornaments, and villages. Looking for a gift that’s outside of the box? Go here! Looking for baby’s first Christmas? Go here! This isn’t your regular hallmark store ornaments… these are one of a kind pieces.

Each Christmas, my husband and I choose our annual ornament that sums up the year. For holiday décor this store is worth the drive! For all year home décor, the selection and somewhat «themed» areas are beautiful (a high-​end surprise for Lynnwood”). But the prices for home décor are fantastic. Nursery is lovely too… great quality, but you will pay a bit more here for plants (the only reason for 4 instead of 5 stars). Go! If I lived as far as Tacoma or Mt Vernon, I would visit at least a few times per year!

Wight’s is an enormous playland for those who appreciate the gardening arts or want to decorate their homes with lovely objet d’art,
You NEED to come here during the Christmas season… beautiful. I could spend hours here. So few places decorate during the holidays anymore, so I appreciate that they carry on the tradition for people like me who LOVE the holidays!
The staff is also knowledgeable about plants and gardening.

It’s that time of the year again, the holiday season is upon us. We love the intense holiday immersion environment that the Wight staff & team have put togther. So much art, joy, and selection. Haven’t been? What are you waiting for? Just make sure you bring the family and a big enough vehicle.

One of the best nurseries that I’ve come across in my life. I like to squeeze a stop in here when I can, while visiting Washington.
Having now visited Bronners (the largest Christmas store in the world), I feel Wights gives them a run for their money, nice themed displays, and about every type of ornament you can think of ;)
Way more décor than plants; which makes it great to shop at, around holiday time ;)
Pretty big.
Prices are average, something for everyone.
They have clothes in there now.
My only problem is I’m flying back to California, and have to watch my purchases!