There are a couple milestones in every lily grower's mind that stand out and you never forget. Like the first lily you planted that got your attention or a significant happening or event that captured your mind or the first time you got screwed over good by a bulb mail order place. Those are things one never forgets. What happened, that was so captivating so as to get you started with lilies?
Mine was when a distant acquaintance brought me a box of about 50 Trumpet lilies from an Estate Sale. Although, I always had some lilies growing in a mixed garden settings, when those 50 or so Trumpets bloomed in my 'orphan garden' the following year--I has hooked for good. The beauty and fragrance won me over and really was the 'significant event' that got me started as an involved lily hobbyist. It changed the direction and appearance of my whole gardening experience!
