ornamental onions

Onions for all Seasons

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After seeing five deer grazing contentedly on my front lawn, I started doing some serious thinking about onions.  I had some nice big ones in the crisper drawer and the temptation to distract the deer by hurling those hefty vegetables was strong.  Fortunately the deer heard a noise and cleared off on their own.  My … Read more

Lily of the Nile

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A few weeks ago I wrote about crinums, an old southern garden stalwart that I coveted for years and finally acquired.  I also mentioned another frost-tender object of horticultural desire—agapanthus or Lily of the Nile.  At the time, I thought it was unlikely that an agapanthus would find its way into my garden in the … Read more