Technically, soft neck garlic is easier to braid into those garlic wreaths you see, but as a seasoned braider, I've done so with hard neck garlic, too (although it's harder to do). I prefer the ...

Softneck, which is better for warmer climates and is the type to grow if you want to make garlic braids to store your harvest. If you’ve planted hardneck garlic, it produces tall, curling stems ...