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The addition of flowers brings life to an unimaginative row of shrubs and turns the front walk into a garden path. Low-growing potentilla, a ground cover, is tucked between the existing foundation shrubs. A variety of bulbs and perennials, many with long, blooming seasons, fill a bed on the other side of the walk. The curving edge of the flower bed softens the angularity of the concrete walk. Give this garden six hours or more of sun daily.