AUTUMN is all about bulbs – choosing and planting. And if you are thinking about candidates that will flower in May and June, top of the list has to be alliums. No stylish early summer border is complete without those signature lollipop heads, bobbing above the first flush of seasonal flowers.
These glamorous blooms are actually part of the humble edible onion family, and it is only relatively recently that they have risen to such fashionable heights. Over the past two decades, as the principle of growing the right plant in the right place, the importance of attracting wildlife and the desire for design ideas that go beyond