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7 Flower Bed Themes to Elevate Your Outdoor Space

By stacy ling

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Transform your garden into a breathtaking oasis with these 7 unique flower bed themes. From romantic cottage gardens to zen garden designs, find inspiration to level up your outdoor living spaces.

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Pollinator Garden  Attract buzzing and fluttering friends with a nectar-rich feast. Plant butterfly favorites like zinnias, cosmos, and butterfly bushes in vibrant hues should reign supreme. 

Cottage Garden Charm Build a whimsical cottage garden brimming with overflowing blooms and winding paths. Mix fragrant lavender with tumbling roses, let foxgloves cast their regal shadows, and tuck in bursts of forget-me-nots and sweet alyssum.

Kitchen Garden Beauty that satisfies the palate? Yes, please! Design a potager garden that is filled with vegetables and flowers for a beautiful, bountiful harvest. Herbs like basil and chives mingle with peppery nasturtiums and  borage with their edible flowers adding bursts of color to your salads.

Moonlight Garden  Transform your garden that glows in the moonlight. Choose white  flowers to create a garden that looks incredible in the evenings. Let fragrant night-blooming jasmine weave its intoxicating scent  through the air, while moonflowers unfurl their ghostly elegance under  the stars.

Herb Garden Design your fragrant garden with  herbs like basil, parsley, rosemary, oregano, cilantro, and dill. Allow chives to flowers to you can see those pretty purple flowers and  feed the bees for encouraged pollination. 

Zen Garden While vibrant splashes of color and buzzing pollinator havens are delightful, there’s a special beauty in the minimalism of a zen garden.  Imagine your flower bed transformed into a sanctuary of calm, with  carefully placed rocks and gravel framing delicate blooms like Japanese  maples, azaleas, and ferns

Formal Garden Formal gardens, with their structured layouts, geometric shapes, and  clean lines, have long been admired for their timeless elegance. They  evoke a sense of order and grandeur, offering a perfect canvas for those  who appreciate a more organized approach to floral artistry.

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