Take your garden to new heights with alliums. This ornamental member of the onion family provides welcome color as spring bulbs fade and before summer perennials fill our gardens with colorful blooms.

• The giant allium (Allium giganteum) gains a lot of attention during its blooming season. Large umbels consisting of many star-shaped dark-purple florets reach 4 to 6 inches across on tall sturdy ...

While you’re familiar with onions, garlic, leeks and shallots — all members of the genus Allium — there’s a whole group within that genus known for its looks rather than their taste. They’re called ...

LIKE THE STARS in the heavens, the Allium family is vast. Botanical cousins include familiar kitchen staples such as onions, leeks, scallions and garlic — did you catch Colin’s ode to garlic in last ...