Anyway to get a discount at large plant nurseries?

Saturday we were buying some small trees at our local nursery and they mentioned a 10% discount for state horticulture society members. We joined online while shopping and immediately saved the membership fee. It will payoff when we buy another tree in the spring.

That's worth looking into, at least.

How far are you from Forest Hill?

You should look there.

Definitely worth the trip . I'm just glad I have a Tacoma , my wife always buys twice the plant budget when we go . Fills up the bed and the extended cab.

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Doug Young Nursery, Bobby Young Nursery, and Hollaway Nursery

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Do these 3 sell to the public?

I know Doug Young does. I bought from them last year. Would highly recommend. They are incredibly reasonably priced.

Yeah I have a truck and a trailer. The only thing I’m worried about is driving back with all those plants because can’t they get windburn driving on the interstate?

Cheap blue tarp is just as bad as blowing the leaves off. You will flap them off. Needs to be woven, or go buy shade cloth from Home Depot or Tractor Supply. The air needs to be able to pass through.

As mentioned before, hit up Forest Hill for savings, or Folsom/Amite if closer. But, don't roll in there thinking $1000 in plants is a lot of money, and you will get extra discount. That is a peasant order in comparison to what they are used to seeing.

LSU AG Master Gardeners get discounts

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Would you be willing to bring some plants back for me? ??I’ll pay ya

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You don’t want me picking out your plants. Anyway I’ve got a full load of gear during hunting season. Why don’t drive up one day on a scouting mission to check out these nurseries and their plant material, decide what you want and go back at a later date for pick up. Doug Young Nursery, Bobby Young Nursery are open 7 days a week. I think Hollaway Nursery is closed on Sundays. Poole Nursery I think is open on Sunday. Bobby Young Nursery has larger trees (15 and 30 gallon) and larger shrubs (7 to 10 gallon) but not 1 or 3 or 5 gallon sizes.

Nov-Feb is a great time to landscape, good for the plants and your body, so you have plenty time.

I also want to clarify when I said I covered the plants with cheap blue tarp, I bought a large enough tarp that could wrap the plants like a burrito or cocoon. Lay the tarp on bed of truck or trailer, place the plants on top of tarp, either on their side or up right, depending on their size, cover them with the remaining tarp like a cocoon, and tie it all down with poly rope. Also used some cinder blocks from HD or Lowe’s (they’re cheap and always find others uses for them at the house) to help weight down the edges, All that keeps the tarp from flapping and beating up the plants.

Lastly, if you plan on using lots of Azaleas in your landscape renovation, I found that Plant Tech, sold azaleas at a very good price, 1/3 more than the wholesale nurseries, but a 1/3 less than other retail plant nurseries in town. I did buy a fair number of azaleas from Plant Tech because at the time they had better looking plants than I was seeing at the wholesale nurseries i could buy from. Plant Tech will also special order for you if needed - say you want 20 azaleas and the only have 10 at the store that you like - they’ll order you 20 - they get deliveries from their wholesale suppliers weekly.