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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chives growing in a walled garden Chives are a hugely useful and popular perennial herb, often a mainstay in many people’s herb ...

Trying to attract more pollinators to your garden? There's one flowering herb that they love, and it happens to be cold-hardy and easy to grow.

Grown and known for its onion-like taste, chives add fresh flavor to cuisines of all types. Both the foliage—slender, bright green leaves—and the flowers—purple pom-pom blooms—are edible. Chives grow ...

"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 ...

My first article was on chives, published in the Midland Daily News back in October 2002. I am including some additional recipes you may enjoy. Chives are an incredibly easy perennial herb to grow, ...

Chives are one of this year’s One Vegetable, One Community offerings. But not only is it a nice addition to many different ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — What’s the difference between onions, leeks and garlic? I’ll tell you, as we talk all about alliums. Do you like the savory flavor of onion and garlic in your food? Most people do, but ...

Last year, something damaged my chives and garlic, starting with odd rows of white dots on the leaves. The garlic damage was extensive enough later in the season that I couldn’t use the whole crop, ...