Articles related to "Alliums"

Onions in the perennial flower garden? You might be surprised how alliums can add dynamic color, unique form and unusual shape to your garden.

Allium plants are garden flowers that deter foraging deer and rodents. Ornamental onion plants are drought tolerant, a necessary asset in today's flower gardens.

Daffodils and tulips are not the only spring flowering bulbs. Some specialty bulbs, like camassias and fritillarias are equally easy to plant in garden borders.

Spring 2006 is the best time to begin planning for Spring 2007. My neighbor's yard is full of spring flowering bulbs and I have a few crocus. Do you have this problem?

Lately my spring garden planning has been interrupted with an endless barrage of requests from daughter to buy her a horse. All I want to do is buy bulbs.

Many bulb gardeners overlook the beautiful summer flowering bulbs because of the popularity of the spring bulbs. Here are plants to extend the bulb garden season.

Learn a variety of ways to use bulbs in your garden now so you will enjoy colorful flowers in the spring and summer next year and maximize your growing space.

A border of plants around a vegetable patch can be useful and decorative. Here are ideas for edging plants to surround the kitchen garden.

Hidcote Garden is the work of an American who became one of the most influential gardeners of the 20th Century on his estate tucked into the Gloucestershire Cotswolds.

Careful selection and preparation will enhance a yard or garden with spring flowering bulbs like tulips, crocus, iris and daffodils.

It is easy to maximize your gardening space by planting some of these beautiful miniature varieties of favorite bulbs. Great for small garden space or to add extra color!

Bulbs are a great way to add accent and color to mixed containers to increase the drama and impact. See some favorite bulb plants for baskets, pots and planters.

Perennial gardens finish with a bang in autumn. Hot colors, made more intense by the changes in sun angle, render a garden complete for the season.

Research shows that many common herbs and spices contain components that can lower cholesterol, improve blood sugar levels, and increase resistance to infection.

Before you spend money on expensive pesticides and weed-killers for your garden, consider an organic alternative by planting beneficial plants together.

Let freedom ring in a festive Fourth of July garden of floral fireworks.

Gardeners are planting tulips in many types of themed flower gardens. Here is a primer of these Dutch bulbs in time to plant this autumn.

Spring is the ideal time for American Gardeners to take divisions of perennials, spring bulbs, grasses and even multistemmed shrubs. All are easy to do when the plants emerge in the spring.

Spring bulbs sometimes grow too soon in spring or come up in the fall. Why they emerge now, what to do (and what not to do) when spring flower bulbs sprout extra early.

Good deer control methods start with prevention. Stop deer damage in your organic garden by growing plants that deer rarely browse.

Neither the pleasure of gardening, nor an outstanding appearance of one's landscape has to be abandoned in seasons of drought.

It's easy to turn flowers - especially light colored ones - into hues that, as cut flowers will match your home décor or create a festive holiday look.

Most cooks would be lost without the pungent aroma and taste of garlic. Fortunately, garlic is a food staple that's easy to grow in the home garden.

Bloom cycles are important for total garden enjoyment. Mountain gardens, with their short growing season, depend upon distinct color combinations and a quick start.