Why? Because they're delicious, obviously. Skinny and green, best used raw and snipped into small pieces, chives (Allium schoenoprasum) are one of the easiest alliums to grow in your yard.

2. Alliums are excellent in pots. Above: In small gardens like mine, alliums offer vertical interest without hogging valuable ...

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 ...