flowerbed

British

/ ˈflaʊəˌbɛd /

noun

a plot of ground in which flowers are grown in a garden, park, etc

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What about mulch for the garden or flowerbed?

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

Another video showed Shreeves bashing her neighbours' trellis with a broom and causing a ladder to clatter into a flowerbed.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2023

"I can't leave my husband in a flowerbed."

From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2022

A master gardener, Holland has turned the mulched flowerbed in front of his townhome into a plot for cabbage, potatoes, and peppers.

From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2021

As quietly as I could, I removed the screen from my window, set it against the wall, climbed into the flowerbed outside, and slid the storm window shut behind me.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

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