How to Use flower bed in a Sentence

flower bed

noun
  • Or plant the shorter red salvia in the flower bed or in a pot.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The soil in the flower bed should slope into the cut edge of the lawn.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • The soil in the flower bed should slope into the cut edge of the lawn.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Give birds a place to preen by setting up a bird bath in your flower bed.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That decaying wood can enrich the soil of a brand-new flower bed.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Stone is one of the best materials to use for edging your flower bed.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • One way to be mindful of your budget is by starting with a smaller sized flower bed.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 31 Jan. 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
  • Of course, every flower bed will be different.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Outside the building there was the far corner of the schoolyard’s flower bed.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Use a sharp shovel to cut a 4- to 6-inch-deep V shape along the length of the flower bed.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 June 2026
  • Use a sharp shovel to cut a 4- to 6-inch-deep V shape along the length of the flower bed.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 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
  • Some varieties grow into large shrubs, while others are more suitable for the front of the flower bed.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • These firecracker flowers will add a burst of red-orange hues to a partly sunny flower bed.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Add wood ashes to the flower bed in late winter or early spring, and the rains will help the nutrients leach into the soil.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Add wood ashes to the flower bed in late winter or early spring, and the rains will help the nutrients leach into the soil.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Besides being unsightly, some common weeds can compete with grass and other plants in your yard and flower bed.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Seeds and plants are available in a rainbow of colors and look wonderful in mass plantings or as a border at the back of a flower bed.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Its long blooming period is valued by those who seek a flower bed that remains in bloom throughout the growing season.
    — Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
  • Spread a 2-inch layer of compost over the flower bed and use a hand-trowel or garden fork to work it into the soil around existing plants.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This can be done as a compost pile in the back corner of your yard, in a commercial compost bin, or in a trench right in your vegetable garden or flower bed.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
  • Metal garden edging is also one of the cheapest materials to use to create fine lines around your flower bed.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Crepe myrtles are certainly beautiful on their own, as the focal point in a flower bed or perched in a corner of the backyard to add some color.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • While some varieties will rebloom without deadheading, trimming fading flowers keeps the flower bed from looking tired.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 June 2026
  • If creeping Charlie finds its way into a flower bed or your vegetable garden, manual removal is often the only option.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
  • These drought-tolerant plants can keep every outdoor container garden and flower bed prospering even when rainfall is scarce and the heat is relentless.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • Add Organic Matter Adding some compost to the flower bed will boost nutrients and improve the structure of all types of soil.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 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

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