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Tidy boxwood hedging outlines the spring display and provides a framework for later waves of allium and lilies that bloom companionably among the roses, valerian, yarrow and other summer perennials in the small but striking space. — Lorene Edwards Forkner, The Seattle Times, "Richard Hartlage composes kaleidoscopic landscapes of bulbs — for Chihuly Garden and Glass, and his home," 13 Apr. 2019 Parmesan rinds, miso, and alliums like garlic and onions are all great, but herb stems belong in that pot too. — Alex Delany, Bon Appetit, "How to Use the Herb Stems You Definitely Shouldn't Be Throwing Away," 2 Mar. 2018 Also plant summer-flowering bulbs: alliums, cannas, hostas and daylilies. — idahostatesman, "A gardening to do list for March and April | Idaho Statesman," 21 Mar. 2018 Purple globes of ornamental alliums strutted their stuff. — Hattie Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Cool down this summer in these magical gardens," 5 July 2018 Wild Zora goes a step further than most other brands and lists whether each meal is free of nightshade, allium, gluten, dairy, grain, or dairy. — Ac Shilton, Outside Online, "This Is the Golden Age of Backpacking Food," 27 June 2018 With all due respect, the delicate allium of the leeks should be appreciated without any pushy cousin’s company, and the eating-interest is boosted, in my humble opinion, by leaving some smaller bits of potato slice intact. — Bethany Jean Clement, The Seattle Times, "A super-easy chilled soup that’s a hot-day lifesaver: Can you say vichyssoise?," 13 June 2018 Companion planting with alliums, which naturally ward off slugs, is also a good idea. — Louisa Shafia, Good Housekeeping, "Everything You Need to Know About Starting a Vegetable Garden," 3 May 2018 Right now, crops near-ready for harvesting include alliums - onions, garlic and garlic scapes (the thin, sometimes curly stalks of hardneck garlic that taste just like the bulb). — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, "A guide to New Orleans area produce: When to buy what," 18 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'allium.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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