Greyhounds, where in Michigan and how soon are you going? And are you going to be able to make a trip back here to Michigan? Great Lakes Roses near Belleville (Ann Arbor area) has a fabulous selection of own-root roses -- moderns, antiques and Bucks. If you ever make it to the Eastern Market flower day in Detroit, they're there, too, and will bring your roses (AND give you a discounted price!). Nancy and Roger are wonderful people; very helpful, and I'm sure would work with you on the times if you told them the circumstances. Maybe this is an option for you? One caveat: Reserve what you want now. I called in about a month ago for a gallica and they had only a couple left. Here is a link that might be useful: Great Lakes Roses

There are soooo many vendors to consider, I hesitate to even start a list (but I guess I will anyway). A lot of it depends on what you are looking for (real rare types of shrubs, native stuff, special interest, edible-fruiting, etc, etc). If you can be more specific, I bet you'll get better answers. Here are some of the more common ones: Fairweather Gardens ForestFarm Greer Gardens Plant Delights RareFind Nursery Sooner Plant Farm Woodlanders This is such an open ended list I won't even give specifics on the one's I've listed. Be sure to consult Garden WatchDog for any contemplated purchase (but the ones above are probably all pretty good).

I purchased two sets of Lady strain from Brecks two years ago. Seven of them are blooming this year (of ten). These are seedlings so they have some variability. I think this pic shows a pink and a red--my labels faded over time so I lost track of where I planted each type. I don't think any have been the really blue coloration. With their sale and coupon each one was under $3 each. Brent and Becky bulbs had a seedling mix this year (I don't remember the name)-- 6 for $40 but they are sold out. I was keeping my eye on them to try to get some during their 50% off sale. Two springs ago I purchased lilies and dahlias from B&Bs sale and they were incredibly floriferous the first year. Huge good quality bulbs. Bluestone has some attractive doubles but they are $12-$16 each. I purchased one randoms helleborus from bluestone 3 years ago and it is doing ok. I think it is in a bit of a dry spot. This post was edited by trovesoftrilliums on Sat, May 4, 13 at 10:47

LOVE Forest Farm! I won't order from anyone else uness they didn't sell something I wanted. I ordered all, but one, of my trees from them, about 19, arrived zero root bound. They were SO easy to plant. Plus the trees' roots were insane. As I stretched out the roots when we were planting, my husband had to keep digging the holes wider and wider to accommodate the size of the roots. Some of the roots were 3 ft long. It was crazy. He made the holes wide enough so that each of the roots could stretch out completely. NONE of the trees ended up getting transplant shock either. They've grown so much their first season with me. I'm ecstatic.