Lily farm in Canada

Hi,
I found this link on Plantlilies.com of their lily beds in bloom. Don't know if it has been posted before, but it is awesome to look at when the temp. is -10F !

http://plantlilies.ca/album/index.php?cat=7

It won't be long now... :) We'll be having our own lilies bloom soon... :)

dp

Yes--I'm already getting my little paper bags out to thwart the frost and Plantskydd to repel the bunnies....

Plantlillies.com aka Valley K Greenhouses is located about 2 hrs drive north of me I have never taken the time to visit but I believe they have a good reputation. I was surprised some years ago while visiting the North American Lily Society show in Sasktoon to find out there are quite a number of people in Alberta and Saskatchewan growing,and hybridizing lilies.

carol

Valley K is just amazing with wondrful plants and bulbs. I bought tons and tons - from her last year - to plant 100 yards x 2 on a drive. Every bulb was good and well shipped to VA. You can't go wrong with her product.
inanda

I am curious, do they ship most of their product in late summer, I think thats what the site said, just thought I would ask someone that purchased from them. What I don't quite understand is that the site said they have over 900 varieties but the summer catalog would have 200+ in it? Are the other 700 being evaluated or growing for another year?

Wow 200 sq/yards of lilies! Please take pictures :*)

This message was edited Feb 5, 2007 9:43 PM

You'll have to read the shipping instructions on the site. As a rule fewer lilies are for sale in the spring. Most are shipped in the fall.

Unfortunately I'm in Canada so won't be able to take pix of those I planted in VA. Hopefully I'll be sent some photos when they bloom.

inanda

Wasn't sent any pix of the lilies I planted - nor of the iris. Will look for a picture of drive I took just after I finished planting.
inanda aka ginny

Alright guys and gals - or gals and guys.

What is the address of this thread so I can send it apicture from picasa. when I go to browse I can find my cameramedia pix but cant find picasa. When I search for picasa it just brings up the picasa.exe stuff. so...... help please, from somebody else that uses picasa.
inanda

The address for Picasa or this thread? If you remove the 'stars', then you'll have the addy for this page. *http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/690098/#new*

Well, it wont post to a http:

it will only post to an email address. Down with Picasa (and computer-challenged DGer).

Virginia

Thanks Echoes. I HAVE TO/MUST learn how to do this stuff.

The picture shows the first batch of lilies planted with daffs in front.

I've since planted LH side with pink & white Fellners from http:/www.plantlilies.com, again with daffs in front. Now there is also a swath of wild flowers on each side, perennials - lots of diff. milkweeds for the flutterbies.

Next year I'll take pix of the irises.

Sad thing though. a huge magnolia was cut down to build a pond. Pond has a catwalk as cats keep falling in, trying to catch the goldfish. Cats swim well. Reason for catwalk. Water is too low for cats to get out without a catwalk.

inanda aka Ginny

inanda, oh no! A magnolia out for a pond? Oh and I bet you see even less magnolia in your neighborhoods than I do. Poohey!

The magnolia was in zone 8 VA. Now pond is surrounded with iris and other goodies with iris IN the pond too. And a bog garden for the LAs.
inanda aka Ginny