carpet planting
n.— «The Garden’s Cocos used “carpet planting” as another term for the pincushion gardens, because of their intense, dense planting.» —“Victorian garden steps into heyday” by Janice Denham Suburban Journals (Town and Country, Missouri) June 19, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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