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Chives: More Than Just an Herb

These pretty purple chive blooms defy expectations. They transform gardens, flavor dishes, spark creativity, and simplify home decorating.
Jamie Bell June 16, 2025
A vibrant, purple chive blossom bursts forth in a delicate, globe-like cluster of tiny florets, a beautiful and edible jewel in the garden. Set against a dense backdrop of their slender, emerald-green, and onion-scented stalks, this blooming stage signifies a healthy, well-established plant.

A vibrant, purple chive blossom bursts forth in a delicate, globe-like cluster of tiny florets, a beautiful and edible jewel in the garden. Set against a dense backdrop of their slender, emerald-green, and onion-scented stalks, this blooming stage signifies a healthy, well-established plant.

Garden Gems: Why You Should Look Twice at Chives

If you’ve been out in the gardens lately, you might have noticed something really nice popping up. We’re talking about chives – you know, those green things we often chop into our food. But right now, it’s their flowers that are looking pretty special. We usually just think of chives for cooking, but these tough little plants are much more than just a kitchen herb.

Beyond their clear use in making our dishes taste better, chive flowers are also getting noticed for how they make gardens look, and for helping nature. Their bright purple color helps bring in important bugs like bees and butterflies, which are key for a healthy environment. And if you like gardening simply and naturally, chives are a fantastic choice. They don’t need much care, but they keep giving you both fresh leaves and those pretty, edible flowers. This double benefit makes them a popular pick for different garden styles, adding a simple elegance and helping out the local wildlife.

The good looks of chive flowers aren’t just for the garden, either. Flower shops are starting to use these fun blooms more often in their arrangements, adding a unique texture and a nice splash of color. And for those decorating homes, there are easy ways to bring this natural beauty inside. Think about a few stems in a small vase on your counter, or even using them in a bigger flower display. The rich purple shades, from light lavender to darker violet, offer a simple yet appealing color scheme that goes well with many home styles, whether you like a natural look or something more modern. This trend shows we’re all starting to enjoy putting natural, simple things into our living spaces.

For anyone wanting to mix gardening with art, the time when chives bloom is a perfect place to start. Whether you love gardening, you’re a photographer looking for interesting nature subjects, or you just appreciate simple natural beauty, take a moment to really look at Allium schoenoprasum. These charming flowers are a quiet reminder that pretty things can be found in the most everyday spots, encouraging us to look closer and find simple inspiration all around us.

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Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

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Jamie Bell is a Winnipeg-based interdisciplinary artist and strategist working at the intersection of media arts, community engagement, and public affairs. Among others, his work has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the OpenAI Researcher Access Program, with a focus on participatory media, strategic communications, and arts-based collaboration across northern and urban contexts.

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This platform, our Northwestern Ontario hub and programs have been made possible with support from the Ontario Arts Council Multi and Inter-Arts Projects Program. We gratefully acknowledge their funding and support in making the work we do possible.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Arts Incubator and Art Borups Corners Collective was seeded with strategic arts innovation funding from the Canada Council for the Arts Digital Greenhouse and the Local Services Board of Melgund. We thank them for their investment, support and bringing the arts to life.

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Borups Corners Arts and Recreation supports arts and recreation in Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario as volunteer-driven Arts Collective.

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