Louisiana Nursery Festival

This spring festival serves many purposes—there are carnival rides, food booths, and entertainment—but the premier pull is the plant sales by area nurseries. The nurseries, most of which sell wholesale throughout the year, open their doors to the general public this weekend so visitors may get a sneak peek inside and purchase a variety of plants grown here, from trees and shrubs to blueberries and vegetables. Forest Hill is a small community of about eight hundred people, but it houses upwards of two hundred plant nurseries. So if you are in need of plants, this is the place to be. Traffic can get snarly, so plan ahead. 8 am–6 pm on Friday and Saturday; 10 am–4 pm on Sunday. facebook.com/louisiananurseryfestival/.