One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Alliums, ...

These allium bulbs give pretty yellow star shaped flowers in June and July. They are the same family as your kitchen onions but don't be tempted to eat them or you will get a culinary shock. Plant ...

As autumn progresses, garden centers really want to move those familiar spring bulbs like tulips and daffodils. (They won’t keep till next year.) But there are a few compelling reasons gardeners, even ...

My allium obsession began many years ago. The first time I spied an airy purple orb on a 3-foot sticklike stem — hovering magically over the rest of the garden — I was hooked. Today, my collection of ...

The Awesome Allium Collection comprises six different hybrids, each one a stellar performer, including ones I have been planting for years in my garden. Allium christophii (the star of Persia) ...

Many gardeners have issues with deer and rabbits browsing their gardens. Deer have a particular fondness for tulips in the spring. In addition to daffodils, Allium, or ornamental onions, are some of ...

Thompson & Morgan are offering you the chance to claim 100 free* Allium Bulbs! Alliums are an essential addition to the late spring and early summer garden. They create a stunning contrast of shape ...

It's easy to appreciate why the large-flowered border allium has become such a popular plant. Cultivars such as Globemaster, Purple Sensation and Firmament are plants of great beauty, and almost ...

I adore alliums. You can also call them ornamental onions. But don’t be put off. These are nothing like the tear-provoking kitchen onions. These produce magnificent flowers. I think you will love them ...