garland A garland is a decorative braid, knot or wreath of flowers, leaves, or other material. Garlands can be worn on the head or around the neck, hung on an inanimate object, or laid in a place of cultural or religious importance. Etymology From the ...

is a class of decoration, of which there are many types. Garland may also refer to:

Places

;In the United States *

Garland, Arkansas Garland, also known as Garland City, is a town in Miller County, Arkansas, United States. It is part of the Texarkana, Texas - Texarkana, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 195 at the 2020 census, down from 242 in 2010. ...

, a town in Miller County *

Garland County, Arkansas Garland County is located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 100,180. The county seat is Hot Springs. Garland County comprises the Hot Springs, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county includes Hot ...

* Garland, Kansas, a town in Bourbon County * Garland, Maine, a town in Penobscot County * Garland, Missouri, an unincorporated community *

Garland, Nebraska Garland, formerly known as Germantown, is a village in Seward County, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln, Nebraska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 216 at the 2010 census. History In 1874, the Midland Pacific ...

, a village in Seward County * Garland, North Carolina, a town in Sampson County *

Garland, Ohio Garland is an unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio, Miami County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History A post office called Garland was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1905. In 1906, Garland had about 50 inhabitants. ...

, an unincorporated community *

Garland, Texas Garland is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located northeast of Dallas and is a part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is located within Dallas County except for small portions located in Collin and Rockwall Counties. At the ...

, a suburb of Dallas **

Garland Independent School District Garland Independent School District is a public school district with its headquarters in the Harris Hill Administration Building in Garland, Texas, United States. Garland ISD extends from the Dallas city limits, northeast to the county line and ...

Garland, Utah Garland is a city in northeastern Box Elder County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,400 at the 2010 census. History Garland was originally named "Sunset" and settled in 1890. The first settler was David E. Manning.Andrew Jenson. ''E ...

, a city in Box Elder County * Garland, Wyoming, a village in Park County

People

* Garland (surname), a surname *

Garland Grange Garland Arthur "Gardie" or "Pinky" Grange (December 2, 1906 – May 28, 1981) was a professional American football player for the Chicago Bears from 1929 until 1931. Prior to his professional playing career, he played college football at the Unive ...

(1906–1981), American football player * Garland Gregory (1919–2011), American football player * Garland Jean-Batiste (born 1965), American football player * Garland Judy (1922-1969), American actress and singer * Garland Kirkpatrick (born 1960), American designer, educator, and curator * Garland Merrick (born 1952), 86th United States attorney general *

Red Garland William McKinley "Red" Garland Jr. (May 13, 1923 – April 23, 1984) was an American modern jazz pianist. Known for his work as a bandleader and during the 1950s with Miles Davis, Garland helped popularize the block chord style of playing in jazz ...

(1923-1984), American jazz pianist

Fiction

*Garland, the first boss and the main antagonist of '' Final Fantasy I'' *Garland, an antagonist in ''Final Fantasy IX'' *Garland, a character in ''

8-Bit Theater ''8-Bit Theater'' is a sprite comic created by Brian Clevinger that ran from 2001 to 2010 and consisting of 1,225 pages. It is a sprite comic, meaning the art is mainly taken from pre-existing video game assets. The webcomic was at times one o ...

'' *Garland Siebald, a character from ''Beyblade'' *Garland SF-01, SF-02 and SF-03, race cars in ''

Future GPX Cyber Formula is a Japanese futuristic motorsports anime television series produced by Asatsu-DK, VAP and Sunrise. The series originally aired between March 15 and December 20, 1991 on Nippon TV and was later followed by four OVA series respectively ...

Other uses

* ''Garlands'' (album), an album by the Cocteau Twins *

Garland Publishing Garland Science was a publishing group that specialized in developing textbooks in a wide range of life sciences subjects, including cell and molecular biology, immunology, protein chemistry, genetics, and bioinformatics. It was a subsidiary o ...

, a scholarly publisher, now part of Taylor & Francis Group **

Garland Encyclopedia of World Music ''The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music'' is an academic reference work. It was initiated by editors at Garland Publishing in 1988 as a 10-volume series of encyclopedias of world music. The final volumes appeared in 2001, but editions have since ...

10 vols. 1989-1994 * HMS ''Garland'', the name of fifteen vessels in the Royal Navy {{disambiguation, geo