The last two attempts I've had at filling our Cornish garden with Alliums have failed dismally. Planting of these summer flowering bulbs is usually an easy, foolproof job to be done in the Autumn. By early spring they have popped up, full of promise, only to wimper and rot in the excessive rains to come. So this year I'm experimenting with planting these summer must-haves in pots, so that I can plant them out later. Guaranteed drainage and scope to move them into the greenhouse if it's too wet outside. Just call it their mobile home.
