This bush makes an excellent garden subject, having many of the features of 'traditional' garden shrubs (dense green foliage, low wide habit which competes effectively with weeds). It is also very amenable to pruning and is extremely drought hardy once established. Moreover, it is capable of retaining these features in full sun, exposed windy conditions to light to moderate shade. These features more than make up for the comparative lack of excitement of the green flowers, which suffer in comparison to more colourful Correa species such as Correa reflexa, Correa pulchella and their numerous cultivars. Some red and green varieties of Correa glabra do exist but are localised.

As with other bird-pollinated species, garden plants are highly likely to cross-pollinate with plants in local bushland so care should be taken to avoid 'contaminating' the local populations with pollen from non-local forms. In the long term, the retention of distinctive natural variations will rely on gardeners being sensitive to this issue.

As with other prolific nectar bearing plants, they will inevitably become the focus for territorial honeyeaters which may make the garden uncomfortable for less aggressive insectivorous birds. Consider restricting them to a corner of the garden, (perhaps in a nectar 'patch' with Grevillea and Banksia species) in order to leave the rest of the garden accessible for Thornbills, Pardalotes, Wrens and so on.