What would you do if I asked you to “temper” eggs? Or “chiffonade” basil? Or “supreme” a grapefruit? At Bon Appétit, we usually avoid culinary jargon like this in our recipes, because their meanings ...

Often the star of the gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May, alliums (ornamental onions) with their purple globes are a stunning sign of summer's imminent arrival. Bees adore them, too. There ...

* What it is: ‘Purple Sensation’ is a variety of ornamental onion that produces three-inch-round, golfball-sized violet-purple flowers in May. The lollipop-like flowers grow at the tips of the two- to ...

Spring-flowering bulbs come to life in late summer and autumn. For next year, gardeners should buy bulbs now for autumn delivery, aiming to get them in the ground promptly to encourage plentiful roots ...

Overview: Garlic is used for many different reasons, but its benefits are not well defined. It is available as a dietary supplement that can be swallowed and an essential oil that may be applied to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A beautiful flower garden filled with a variety of different blooms in all the colors of the rainbow - Elenaleonova/Getty Images ...

Onions and garlic are mainstays of most kitchens, but many cooks have never touched a leek. Like their better-known cousins, leeks belong to the allium family. Leeks look like giant green onions and ...

WITH GIANT PURPLE globes and metallic pink sparklers, ornamental onions (Allium) blooming in the spring garden are a spectacular sight. But there are more stars in the Allium galaxy than those ...

Any tips on how to keep a Venus fly trap alive? What unusual fruit or vegetable do the panel think is underrated? Kathy Clugston & the panel have all the answers to these and more. Show more Any tips ...

Fall bulb planting is an easy way to bring early blooms into our gardens. At most elevations, the best time to plant bulbs is mid-September to late October, so bulbs can establish roots before the ...