Planting bulbs in the fall is one of my favorite activities as the weather starts to cool down. It is also one of the most ...

The secret to a great harvest of onions, garlic, shallots, and leeks is planting them at the perfect time. Getting the timing right is important, since planting at the wrong time can result in a ...

Plant allium bulbs in the fall, around the first frost but before the ground freezes, to give them the chilling period they need for strong spring blooms. Choose a sunny, well-draining spot and plant ...

This undated photo provided by Dig.Drop.Done shows Mount Everest alliums blooming above hostas and shrubs. Beautiful and sturdy with a flair for the dramatic, alliums are a graceful way to add color ...

Allium is a bulb you can plant now for spring bloom. They are available at garden centers and even large box stores in packages of five and 10. The tall stem of the Allium is topped with a round ...

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 ...

I love Alliums because they add fantastic form, color and texture to your summer garden. They’re incredibly easy to grow, disdained by deer and rodents and have few (if any) insect pests. There are ...

There’s nothing “minor” about bulbs like alliums. Dutch growers classify bulbs that aren’t the big three — tulips, daffodils and hyacinths — as “minor” bulbs. Alliums, a humble relative of the onion, ...

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 ...

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, ...

Nothing stands out in the summer garden more than onions. Not the edible kind, although those are pretty, too, but the onions we grow because they look good. Big, bold, beautiful heads of bright ...