Plant alliums for more flavour

The allium family has much to offer the patient, and the impatient, gardener, from slow-growing onions to leafy chives and spring onions.

How to grow: Egyptian walking onions

Onions are a staple in my kitchen, and garden, so when I discovered an easy to grow variety of the onion tribe I was happy to give it a go.

Walking onions

An onion that walks across the garden, how can that be? asks PENNY WOODWARD

Time for planting onions

From leeks and shallots to red salad onions, the members of the onion family are an incredibly versatile lot and they’re wonderful crops to grow at home, too.