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.

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 ...

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 ...