Short or tall, big or small, ornamental alliums are a treat for flower gardeners and for butterflies, bees and other pollinators. Plant the bulbs in fall and enjoy months of colorful spring and summer ...

The allium and hosta walk at Lady Farm, Somerset. Allium aflatunense and Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'. Design Judy Pearce Website: http://www.jonathanbuckley ...

There are few plants with the versatility of the allium family. With good looks and taste, ornamental onions are grown for their showy flower heads, which come in a wide range of sizes and shades of ...

Mention the word alliums and many of us will instantly think of the many different edible members of the onion family, from chives (Allium schoenoprasum), leeks (Allium ampeloprasum) and garlic ...

Ornamental alliums are wonderful for filling the gap between the delicate, hopeful flowers of early spring and the swaggering bloomage of high summer. They can be the most sculptural and impactful of ...

Alliums give me so much pleasure. I have so many fond memories of spontaneous encounters with them. Outside the giant glasshouse at Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society’s flagship garden, where ...

The alliums are up early, spearing ground while most things are still asleep. I have several here, but it is "Purple Sensation" that is the first to make itself felt. By April, when the hornbeam is ...