flower bed

noun

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

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Outside the building there was the far corner of the schoolyard’s flower bed. Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025 Schubert arrived at the Capitol at around 10.15 p.m. on Sunday and parked in a flower bed, authorities said. Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025 O’Leary said the rabbit overpopulation has ramped up in the past three years, and that last year, the small animals completely tore up the front flower bed. Alex Music july 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2025 Pulling the weeds in any flower bed helps the remaining plants grow better, after all. David A. Naylor, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 Besides being unsightly, some common weeds can compete with grass and other plants in your yard and flower bed. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 July 2025 Their favorite flower bed might only be a few feet from the door. Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 Zeke tries to zap his insufferable neighbor’s flower bed into ashes and realizes he’s lost his superpowers. Stacia Brown, Vulture, 2 July 2025 Her girls could be seen wearing matching hats, bending over a flower bed. Hannah Sacks, People.com, 1 July 2025

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“Flower bed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flower%20bed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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