Returned to Allium after a difficult first attempt

My first attempt at Allium failed — squirrel and mouse predation on newly planted bulbs got hold of it and I didn't know what I was looking at until it was too late. I left it alone for a year before trying again.

The second attempt, with proper attention to planting at three times the depth of the bulb, has been completely different. It's now thriving in a cut flower garden for fresh indoor arrangements and increasing clump size year on year when well established is on full display. earliest crocuses and snowdrops emerging in late winter this year was a genuine reward for starting again. If you failed first time, the plant isn't the problem — the conditions probably were.