Lilies are one of the truly great garden plants, as they are beloved by gardeners everywhere. Their beauty, diversity, extended season of bloom, graceful stature and overall reliable disposition reflect the fruits of hundreds of years of selective breeding. In Chinese, the word lily means forever in love. The lilium family is so large, varied and complex that it is challenging to describe them in short. Lilies are deer and critter resistant. You can plant them just about anywhere - borders, beds, cutting gardens, perennial gardens, pots and containers. A Best Buy lily mixture. As this is a true lily mixture, no 2-packs are exactly the same. Purchase several packs to plant in mass sweeps and collect as many varieties as possible. The mixture is a bit like a box of chocolates, as you never know what you are going to get.