If you like garlic, you may love garlic chives. They are easy to grow and harvest. In the fall, their white flowers attract a wide variety of pollinating bugs. The flowers also can be used in cooking.

Like humans who have similar traits to our relatives, so does the plant genus, Allium, part of the Amaryllidaceae family. The Allium genus is made up of edibles (onion, garlic, leeks, chives) and ...

Your herb garden looks like it needs a flavorful pick-me-up. Parsley, cilantro, and rosemary certainly set a strong foundation, but it’s time to branch out with easy-to-grow chives. This ...

Whether you add it to your pantry of seasonings or not, there are tons of fantastic reasons to plant it in your garden.

“Gardening is often done mostly by trial and error, and sometimes attempting something new can be incredibly rewarding.” With these words, Kristin Graves won my heart. They remind me of some other ...

Garlic is a species in the onion genus Allium, and therefore related to onions, shallots, leeks, and chives. It is flavorful, nutritious, and easy to grow. There are two types of garlic: softneck and ...

Garlic is an easy to grow plant that is used for its bulb and its greens. Garlic scapes are the first tender green shoots on ...

Well, Halloween is over. There are candy wrappers still littering my yard. At least no damage was done to the worse-for-wear jack o’ lantern on the step. Stories of ghosts and vampires are done for ...

Garlic is steeped in legend and has a long history. It is one of the oldest known food flavorings, and it is a culinary staple in many kitchens. Growing garlic at home is easy, and now is the time to ...

What would we do without the genus Allium? I am convinced that our kitchens and dinner tables (and literature) would be much duller in its absence. Allium is what we call a “genus”…which is to say, a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Bevin Cohen, gardener and author of Herbs in Every Season, believes chives make an outstanding addition ...