Lilies: Need a source, 1 by Chocolatemoose

Chocolatemoose wrote:
Buggy was in a class by herself. Unfortunately, she is no longer able to provide her special lilies to us. I started using Far Away as a secondary vendor to Buggy about 5 years ago. I STILL have lilies I purchased from her (Ramona at Far Away) the first year and continue to order from her at least twice a year. My lilies go through a worst case scenario. Asiatics must survive temps as low as into the minus 50° temps. Orientals, Trumpets and hybrids get started indoors in a heated garage in pots. They then go outdoors (in pots) in June where they bloom throughout the summer. At the end of the summer they are un-potted, stored at 34° in a designated refrigerator from October till March when the process is repeated.
This is one example of a bulb (Santa Rosa) purchased from Far Away in Fall 2009. Because our ground is starting to freeze when fall bulbs are shipped, the box was immediately put in the fridge where it was stored through the winter. It bloomed in summer 2010. Stored through another winter and currently blooming today with 7 open and 3 more buds. Any vendor who can provide lilies that survive what I put them through to have them in North Pole, AK deserves a vote of confidence.
Because Buggy is no longer an option. I splurged and ordered from The Lily Nook in Canada for the first time. Their offerings are extensive and based on what has bloomed so far and the health of the many still to bloom throughout the summer, I think it was worth the extra Phytosanitary fee to order from a Canadian vendor.