If it is a well mulched, fertile spot that is also well drained, it should come back year after year. competition, nematodes, flooding, and drought are the things to fear.

Hmm, that may explain it then. My roses sit at the front of my property and all the water from the lawn drains at the roses feet. Shucks! That's alright I'll replant it they were just store bought galic anyways, three bulbs for a $1.

~Rose

Try some society garlic, it might make it there. There is another plant to try that will probable do and is a great joy, Mexican Mint Marigold. It is also a great protection plant and tastes great and the smell is joy itself. You could try them both, but some sources indicate that garlic and marigolds are bad companions.