Yes, the Cockers are retired and don't live at the Rochester farm anymore. It was a few years ago that they decided, and allowed members of the (Minnesota) North Star Lily Society to come during bloom time and tag lilies from there gardens to remove in the fall. And a team of gardeners came and dug up many remaining bulbs in their field for non-profit sale. They very well could have sold outright some of their lilies, but I don't know about that. Ruth and Hugh live in a retirement complex now and like it very much.
