Growing Garlic

This article didn't interest me as much as some if the others. My family eats a lot of garlic so the idea to grow my own appeals to me but the house we live in doesn't have a lot of garden space and what space there is already has flowers so I would like to continue with more flowers. I learned that garlic needs cold weather to from side buds, which later grow into cloves.I also learned that garlic is very strong, it can survive freezes and snowfalls and still survive in the spring. I had no clue but it seems like garlic would be good to grow in our climate. I find it interesting that garlic needs really specific nutrients and special care, there are several manures and composts suggested, when it is strong enough to survive winter. I love some of the names of the garlic and i would love to try some of the more exotic types.