Doug Young Wholesale Nursery (Forest Hill) Pics and experience

I've wanted to make a trip out to Forest Hill for a year or so now, and finally had a good weekend to do it. I didn't "Need" anything but had some spots around existing landscaping I wanted to refresh, replace or redo. I also have never brought my boys too Lea's Lunchroom, so it was a good double excuse to go. I couldn't find much info online aside from their price list, so I figured this thread may help others who might consider going.

First off, it's huge. I think they sit on 100 acres. It is all self-serve, which is great. You pretty much drive your truck around and load up whatever you want, then pull up to the garden center to checkout. It is overwhelming. 100 acres of nursery is no joke. Most stuff is generally grouped, but as you can imagine things get shuffled about as needed. You're given a map and pricing. The sections are each 550'-650' long and 100' wide. They must have 20 of those sections + 40-50 greenhouses.

Prices are very good. I'll post a picture of what we impulse purchased. I'm glad we went. The experience was very cool if you like nurseries or gardening. The plants all looked great. There were a few things we grabbed 1 gallon pots of, but the plants in them were as big as most 3 gallon plants. The 3 gallon plants were all nicely filled out as well.









what we bought:
4- 3G Junipers ($7.50/ea)
1- 3G Texas Sage ($10)
1- 3G Hinoki Cypress - Fernspray ($14)
1- 3G False Cypress Gold Thread ($14)
1- 3G Golden Thuja ($14)
2- 1G Foxtail Ferns ($7)
1- 1G Globba Ginger ($9)
1- 1G Variegated Ginger ($7)
2- 3G Butterfly Bushes ($9)
1- 3G Mexican Bush Sage (9)

Grand Total after tax and a few % CC Fee: $146.30






The logical argument would certainly be the cost of gas and your time. Fair enough. I've done crazier things for a hobby I enjoy. If you are doing a big project or just like to see a huge nursery with great prices, it's a kick arse trip. As far as Lea's...the food is pretty lacking now. It is still a slice of nostalgia if you ever went as a kid though.