Serendipity is the perfect name for a fairly new ornamental onion or Allium. Let me explain. Millenium, a great new ornamental onion was chosen in 2018 as the Perennial Plant of the Year. I didn’t try ...

The Perennial Plant Association consists of professionals in the herbaceous perennial industry. The association selects a different perennial each year based on several criteria, including low ...

A flower garden bed with neat edges provided by the raised decking - Beekeepx/Shutterstock It's not often you come across a perennial that has a lovely, neat growth habit without too much intervention ...

Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

Alliums help fill that awkward gap in blooms that comes after the flush of daffodils and tulips in the spring, before the summer annuals and perennials step in. For a brilliant display of the largest ...

Late spring and early summer bring to mind onions in the garden -- not the kind you slice for your burger, but the kind you sit back and admire. Ornamental onions are bulbs and fine flowers for your ...

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 ...

Don’t ask a group of gardeners how to grow great tomatoes or what kind of mulch is best; they’ll never reach a consensus. Have them describe their ideal ornamental plant, however, and they might ...