What do onions and garlic, scallions and chives, leeks and shallots all have in common? They're all alliums, and they all have a well-deserved role in the home kitchen. Alliums are not only ...

You’d be hard pressed to find a dish that doesn’t contain garlic or onions. Even the world’s oldest cookbook has them listed as ingredients. Dr. Eric Block explains the colorful history of alliums as ...

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 ...

Showstoppers! There’s no other word for the alliums growing in Srinivasan Rajagopal's garden in Coralville. Huge purple globes on thin stems above the just-opening peonies and the poppies ...