flower bed

Cultivated garden area

A flower bed is a section of ground, usually in a garden or yard, prepared and planted with flowers or ornamental plants.

The bed is typically bordered or set apart from surrounding lawn or pavement: She weeded the flower beds along the front walk.

Also spelled flowerbed.

planting

soil

Ground matter for planting

mulchProtective plant bedding
compostDecayed organic fertilizer
fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement

seedlings · bulbs · annuals · perennials · biennials · transplant · spacing · edging · border · ground cover

design

landscaping

Modifying outdoor areas aesthetically

layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
borderOuter edge or limit

pattern · symmetry · color palette · focal point · edging · curves · geometric · tiered · formal · informal

blooms

petals

Colored bloom segments

blossomsFlowers on trees
fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
colorfulFull of varied hues

pollination · nectar · pollen · marigolds · petunias · tulips · daffodils · pansies · begonias · zinnias

Categories

landscapinglawn care, landscaping, lawn mowing, grading, gardening
garden plotsvegetable garden, vegetable patch, garden plot, raised beds, garden beds
garden beds
gardensflowerbeds, Chinese garden, rose garden, herb garden, vegetable patch
parksplayground, Hyde Park, Yellowstone, Grant Park, picnic table
Flower Gardeningannuals, perennials, biennials, roses, lilies

Opposites

garden landscape features

flower bedlawn

Tended yard grass

grass · turf · concrete slab · hardscape · gravel path

cultivated vs. wild ground

flower bedwasteland

Uninhabitable barren region

fallow land · overgrown lot · barren soil · wilderness · weeds

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