Planting Depth When planting allium bulbs, you want to plant them at a depth of two to three times their diameter—typically around 4 to 8 inches deep. Dig a hole that's at least twice as deep as ...

If you haven’t already planted allium bulbs in the fall, you can still plant them in March, although the roots won’t have as long to develop and the flowering period will be shorter during ...

Chives and green onions, a.k.a. scallions, both belong to the allium family, but they have some distinct differences. Here’s ...

Plant bulbs at three times their own depth in the soil in autumn, spacing them about 20cm apart (or 10cm apart in the case of smaller bulbs, such as ‘Eros’). Some alliums have rhizomes (underground ...

Allium are well-behaved, fall-planted bulbs that will bloom year after year in early summer. Plant allium bulbs in well-drained soil – heavy clay or waterlogged soil will cause rot. Like their ...

IT’S SPRING, WHICH means it’s time for the next installment of Seattle Grows, a seasonal garden party game (that I made up).

such as alliums, agapanthus and cannas, should be planted in spring, when the soil is beginning to warm up. The ideal soil temperature is 13°C as in colder soil bulbs will not start to grow and ...

It’s time to think of summer – and bulbs. Lilies are still among the most popular of all the summer-flowerers, but there are ...