I placed an order with the Peony Shop in the Netherlands and received a note saying they would be sending the plants FedEx to assure they would arrive in good shape. It would be more expensive but I told them to go ahead and ship them. He replied that he would furnish the phyto cert free of charge when it would regularly have been 100EU (at an exchange rate of 1.14 that would be $114US. Pretty darned nice of him. I guess he watches the history channel's programs about Alaska.
I told him not to believe all he sees and if I could answer any questions he might have to just drop a line. So I have to recommend The Peony Shop for 1) less expensive plants, 2) prompt service (he is shipping in Sept which is much earlier than US vendors seem to ship to Alaska), 3) personal service. I will let you know what the plants look like when they arrive. Oh, and a wonderful selection. I ordered 13 plants.