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Forest Hill - someone give me some tips and advice
Posted on 2/27/26 at 9:18 pm
Posted on 2/27/26 at 9:18 pm
We are planning on going. There are two nursery’s we are planning on going to. Doug Young and Sam Stokes. My wife wants smaller stuff smaller than one gallon pots. It seems like the Doug Young nursery has big bulk stuff and Sam Stokes has trays of the smaller stuff, flowers etc. is this correct? We do want some bigger stuff but smaller stuff as well. For those that have been, give me some advice on what your experience has been, and what you recommend.
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Posted on 2/27/26 at 10:56 pm to Kracka
Yes, Sam Stokes has lots of smaller annual & herbaceous perennials in smaller pots/trays - minimal amount of woody shrubs, but nice potted fruit shrubs-trees. Doug Young has some of that as well up near the entry area where you check out (purchase) the plants but then acres and acres of potted woody shrubs and herbaceous perennials. Obviously go to both, they are within 10 min of each other.
I usually pick up plants from both when I go.
I usually pick up plants from both when I go.
Posted on 2/27/26 at 11:53 pm to CrawDude
Poole Brothers nursery is another one to go by.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 8:19 am to Kracka
Its a little off the highway , but make a trip to la nuna . Great people , awesome inventory , and they will work with you on pricing .
Posted on 2/28/26 at 9:19 am to Kracka
Bring a trailer
Posted on 2/28/26 at 10:14 am to Kracka
South Louisiana has an impressive number of wholesale nurseries and many make retail sales. When exploring them don't forget BTR's Cleggs. It's "Color Division" on Greenwell Springs Rd is where the production greenhouses are. Now is a great time to visit there. Chances are good that the guy helping you is one of the owners. Plant selection in the late fall is less, but that time of year a greenhouse with 40,000 poinsettia is an impressive sight.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 11:08 am to Kracka
Some advice? Watch out for the speed trap on 112 at the edge of town where it drops to 35 mph. I got popped there a decade ago during Christmas time.
Posted on 2/28/26 at 4:11 pm to PetroBabich
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Some advice? Watch out for the speed trap on 112 at the edge of town where it drops to 35 mph
Agreed…everyone need to stop doing business completely with Forest Hill until they discontinue the speed trap. It would be effective within a week…
Posted on 3/1/26 at 12:55 pm to Spankum
We plan on going the 28th, havw never been. How much time should we expect to spend at Doug youngs? I will have a plan on what I want to get but also want to spend some time browsing for things I didn’t think about. How often are they sold out of popular plants this time of year? I’d hate to get there and them be out of 3-4 varieties we’re planning on.
Posted on 3/1/26 at 7:39 pm to VanRIch
Find you a good Mexican food joint there 
Posted on 3/2/26 at 7:57 am to Bayou
pretty sure you can get a map at Doug Young to help you plan.
the nursery festival is the 3rd weekend in March also.
the nursery festival is the 3rd weekend in March also.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 9:39 am to Potchafa
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Bring a trailer
Better yet, rent a small uhaul enclosed trailer for $40. And also bring some folding tables. That way you can have two levels of plants.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 10:09 am to VanRIch
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We plan on going the 28th, havw never been. How much time should we expect to spend at Doug youngs? I will have a plan on what I want to get but also want to spend some time browsing for things I didn’t think about. How often are they sold out of popular plants this time of year? I’d hate to get there and them be out of 3-4 varieties we’re planning on.
You can easily spend a couple hours or more…..
Here is DYN material & price list. LINK. By and large, in my experience, they’ll have just about everything in the catalog - occasionally they be out of things. They’ll give you a catalog and map to help you to locate what you are looking for on the complex but then you are on your own. It’s like a 28 acre facility (?) - you drive around to find what you are looking for and grab it. Once you leave the entry-checkout area you are pretty much on your own in locating what you want. You’ll find some employees around the complex working, but don’t expect them to assist you finding anything unless you speak Spanish……lol…….seriously.
BTW, the Louisiana Nursery Festival in Forest Hill is 3rd weekend in March, many, not all, of the wholesale nursery’s are open to the public that weekend but it’s mega crowded - traffic jams, parking issues. Don’t change your plans and go that weekend, unless you are into that stuff.
As mentioned, Mi Tierra is decent Mexican restaurant on the main Hwy (165?) near DYN, but Leas Restaurant in LeCompete, 10 min off of I-49 at the Forest Hill exit (Ext 66?) is another good country style restaurant - very famous for their pies.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 10:47 am to CrawDude
Bring cash to avoid paying taxes.
Read the map and plant list so you know where you’re driving to before you start driving around. I usually highlight the rows I’m looking for.
Plants are NOT always labeled correctly or even at all. Especially things that aren’t currently blooming. So finding a specific daylily color for instance can be challenging. Know what you’re looking for!
Enjoy !
Read the map and plant list so you know where you’re driving to before you start driving around. I usually highlight the rows I’m looking for.
Plants are NOT always labeled correctly or even at all. Especially things that aren’t currently blooming. So finding a specific daylily color for instance can be challenging. Know what you’re looking for!
Enjoy !
Posted on 3/2/26 at 10:48 am to VanRIch
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How much time should we expect to spend at Doug Young's?
Give yourself plenty of time to browse because you will need it. It is amazing the number of plants that they have spread out over their facility.
Grab a map from the office when you get there. It helps tremendously!
Just know that you will be charged 10% extra for not being a wholesaler but they do not charge a sales tax, so it is a wash for those used to paying that high of a sales tax.
You will be amazed at how much you will save by shopping there.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 10:50 am to DickTater
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Bring cash to avoid paying taxes.
I have always used credit card and have never been charged taxes.
They do charge a 10% non-wholesaler fee.
Posted on 3/2/26 at 2:46 pm to Jimbeaux28
they also charge a 3.5% credit card fee.
pay cash at these places
pay cash at these places
Posted on 3/3/26 at 6:43 am to cgrand
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it’s mega crowded - traffic jams, parking issues
*THIS*
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