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, ...

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 have many fond memories ...

Alliums are guaranteed to transform your garden into a pollinator haven this summer – and introduce a burst of glorious color ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Now is the time for an annual act of faith: looking ahead for bulbs which might flower well in spring. This year I am ...

Both Ina Garten and Martha Stewart use a simple, replicable color combination in their summer gardens that uplifts any green ...

Knowing your onions pays off in the flowery part of your garden as well as on the vegetable patch. In recent years everyone seems to have heard the word allium, the botanical name for the onion family ...

Alliums give me so much pleasure. I have so many fond memories of spontaneous encounters with them. On the terrace at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire, a spectacular row of Purple Sensation were lavishly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. lemon thyme, French marigolds, purple allium Encouraging nature into our gardens by growing insect-friendly flowers and following ...

They are usually available from August, but that is too early to plant them - it's best to stick to late September and October for most bulbs although tulips do best when planted in November. With the ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Now is the time for an annual act of faith: looking ahead for bulbs which might flower well in spring. This year I am ...