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Old 08-13-2014, 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Carpe Diem View Post
There's a garlic plant with with bluish/purplish flowers (at certain times of the year) that is planted in groups along the boulevards. It's a simple plant, but pretty.

My first time at the Villages it almost made me nauseous. But the sense of smell is powerful at triggering memories. Went north . . . came back months later . . . and that stinkin' smell actually brought back fond memories of the Villages. I kinda like it now.

It's supposed to keep bugs away. But I couldn't take the constant smell planting it in my yard.
That plant is society garlic. it took me awhile to get used to it. Now it doesn't bother me at all.
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