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Hi there, I have something which has taken over one of my garden beds. It looks like grass, however, it appears to grow a lot quicker. When I dig it up there are countless numbers of clumps of bulbs. I tried clearing the area last year, however

I’m going to plant my bulbs earlier this year, to avoid disturbing any hibernating creatures in colder weather. I've just bought 20 winter aconites, 20 Nectaroscordum siculum, and the Gardeners’ World magazine offers: 100 free alliums and 160

Last year I collected the seed head of my giant alliums and stored them.  This year my new puppy destroyed the emerging plants   I would love to try growing them from the seed collected but don't know when to sow and how do I go about it?  I haven

Hi my alliums have finished flowering I think, do you cut them down or leave them standing, mine are in a tub? Like most bulbs, I'd leave them to die down naturally so that the goodness goes back into the bulb. Also a good feed is what I give mine

? As you can see I have no experience off growing alliums and any advice would be appriciated. You cant split the bulb -I would just plant them in the ground to be honest Ornamental alliums are part of the onion family and prefer to be in soil than in pots

. How about Lilium lancifolium?  Just pick off the lily beetles every day without fail. and a lovely late summer, autumn flowering allium - Allium tuberosum?  Grows to two feet and white flowers. I have a dark red/black grass in my garden. Not sure how

, where we have a serious weed problem with Allium vineale, so I stopped growing them but they are an interesting novelty. I've just looked them up for you in my RHS Dictionary of Gardening, Chickenlady, and they are in the third group of Allium cepa

Hi,I recently recieved over 400 bulbs consisting of Muscari armeniacum,Allium moly luteum,Anemone coronaria,Liatris spicata,my question is,is it too cold to plant these bulbs out just now,any and all advice gratefully accepted. Thanks DARREN

is an organic method of maintaining a natural balance in your garden, aiding pollination and keeping pest numbers down. Common plant combinations include growing herbs with roses to deter aphids, and planting alliums around carrots to ward off carrot root fly

Hi,I recently recieved over 400 bulbs consisting of Muscari armeniacum,Allium moly luteum,Anemone coronaria,Liatris spicata,my question is,is it too cold to plant these bulbs out just now,any and all advice gratefully accepted. Thanks DARREN   I