These photos are the work of the past 18 months.
It all started when I blogged a vegetarian recipe of tofu cheese with chive buds. In my post, I whined a bit about how expensive imported fresh chive buds were in January. Almost immediately after my posting, there were positive tips on growing these tasty and pretty plants myself.
Chives shoot from seeds
It costs less than $2 from the local nursery shop.
It was encouraging to know that the whole process is so easy that a child can accomplish it. 
So I bought a bag of chive seeds the next day. That was late January of year 2013.
The chive seeds were indeed planted by my twin girls in a pot indoor. After two months of enjoying pretty sprouts in my kitchen, I found it difficult to transplant the hair thin plants from my pot to the garden. It was not what I envisioned of digging a small hole and planting the sprouts. I had to just leave the sprouts in clusters on the ground, hoping for the best.
Hair Thin Chive Sprouts
Pretty Chive Shoots
The first Spring and Summer, nothing happened.
This late Spring, I had the pleasant surprise of seeing chive flowers for the very first time! One small cluster of chive seeds made it in my backyard.
Chive Flowers at last!
It takes about 18 months from seeds to flower.
Looks like it is going to take another Spring before I have enough to make a dish.