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Not more than a hundred yards away, through the tall trees in the garden, across the mown lawns and the tidy flower-beds, the massive shape of the Palace itself loomed through the darkness.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

Formal flower-beds do not often occur, and, where shown, they are sometimes surrounded by a low wattled fence—a protection against rabbits, probably.

From Garden-Craft Old and New by Sedding, John D.

Though Miss Forster's pet flower-beds were a subject for modest congratulation to their owner, they were not to be compared to those at the Rectory, which were indeed a feast of scent and colour.

From A Terrible Tomboy by Brazil, Angela

Some grounds will have more flower-beds than others, some more park or wilderness; some will have terraces, some not; some a pinetum, or an American garden.

From Garden-Craft Old and New by Sedding, John D.

In a small plot of ground behind this fence, a little boy could be seen digging up the ground about some flower-beds.

From When a Cobbler Ruled a King by Seaman, Augusta Huiell