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While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 June 2026 The lemony scent and beautiful, long-lasting little blooms of verbena (Verbena x hybrida) make this a welcome addition to any sunny, moist, and well-draining flower bed in zones 8 to 11.—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 10 June 2026 The world is green, there are good things to eat in our veggie patch, and the perennials are blooming in the flower bed.—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026 Buxton hit Minnesota’s first leadoff home run of the season — and 21st of his career — with a fly ball that landed in the flower bed in the two-row right field overhang.—ABC News, 2 May 2026 Buxton hit Minnesota's first leadoff home run of the season — and 21st of his career — with a fly ball that landed in the flower bed in the two-row right field overhang.—CBS News, 2 May 2026 One way to be mindful of your budget is by starting with a smaller-sized flower bed.—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026 Green Ball is a wonderful contrasting addition to any flower bed and makes an exotic interior decoration, too.—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 The juvenile copperhead was tangled in landscape netting typically used to keep animals from a flower bed, Officer Brittany McManus told The Charlotte Observer on Wednesday.—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026