One of the great things about my job is that I am always learning more about plants. Like every avid gardener, I am constantly discovering something new or rediscovering an old variety that has fallen ...

IN two samples of Allium neapolitanum bulbs, received from Van Tubergen, Holland, Levan1 reported 14 and 28 chromosomes. Feinbrun2 also reported the tetraploid form (2n = 28) of this species growing ...

It's easy to appreciate why the large-flowered border allium has become such a popular plant. Cultivars such as Globemaster, Purple Sensation and Firmament are plants of great beauty, and almost ...

The compost heap is now a tangle of spent squash and courgette plants, of tired beans and peas, skewered with broken canes and hazel sticks. The veg patch is clear of summer: it’s allium time. I grow ...