flower bed

noun

: an area where flowers are planted
wanted a flower bed at the side of the yard

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The planting mix should give each of the five senses something to do, which is what separates a sensory garden from a conventional flower bed. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Also remove any debris, such as fallen leaves that have blown into your flower bed, that has accumulated around the base of the plant. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026 Creating a flower bed or two full of these native plants can attract more wildlife to your yard and draw deer away from your hostas. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 13 Aug. 2026 Xavier’s pistol cast 9-mm cartridge casings into a flower bed and around a trailer parked at the curb as the father tried to evade being shot by his son in midafternoon, in the open in front of four landscapers. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flower bed

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“Flower bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20bed. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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