Garlic: An Herb Society of America Guide

Garden Uses

Garlic plantings aren't limited to vegetable and herb gardens. Garlic also makes a nice addition to flower gardens and perennial, annual or mixed borders (7, 58). James Adams likes to plant garlic with roses and perennials and points out that garlic's grassy texture lightens gardens. The flowers and leaves are beautiful and give a garden added depth and dimension (2). Henry Flowers prefers to plant in groupings rather than rows with soft textured plants that require similar growing conditions. In the South, garlic can be grown with lettuce, kale, pansies or parsley for a border, as decorative plants (39).

Garlic is also useful in theme gardens and gardens for children (9, 69) and the disabled (62, 64). Plant it in children's alphabet, international and pizza theme gardens (9), Native American medicine wheel gardens (18), and historical gardens including Medieval or Civil War plants (50).

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