Bulbs

Hmm, you might need to clarify what you're asking - alyssum isn't a bulb, for one thing. And all the bulbs and corms you mention flower at different times. Perhaps a list of what you've got?

well the list i got is as follow, hosta siebddie los, aster dumosis pink, dahlia cactus, anemone blanda,ixia white, zephyranthes rosea, astilbe pink los, campanula, gladioulus, only thing is they sent different ones to what i ordered on some of them and didnt actually say what they were just said replacement bulbs, and there were 200 mixed summer bulbs, would you be able to recom,end some nice kind of low maintenance bedding plants, it as around 8 hours or more of sun in the day ,from morning till afternoon sort of thing

i know there not all bulbs but thats the list of got in my front garden,still a bit clueless with this,hint and tips on all of them wouldnt be bad :-)

Do you mean bedding plants, as in summer bedding, dies off at the end of the year and has to be replaced next year, or do you want perennial ground cover, meaning it comes back again year after year? And if you want perennial, how big is the border, I mean depth and width?
As far as the bulbs you've got are concerned, best just wait and see when they flower, it's much more fun that way anyway, and you seem to have acquired an awful lot of bulbs! The astilbe will want damp soil, shady spot, as will the hosta. Aster and dahlia in sun, campanula wherever you like, depending on the variety.

yeah i had 100s upon 100s of bulbs, i planted thinking it would be it but then realised why people have bedding plants, the gardens only about 2ft wide and and 20ft long, it has a kind of bulbous end so is wider then, id rather something that comes year adter year,i like bright vibrant flowers, also like the kind of structured looking plants like the cyrsanthemums, if that helps with advising, also, with the hosta and the astilbe they were both bare root i think but there both in full sun, do you think putting a shader sort of thing would help as i like there location?

a few summer bedding plants wouldnt be bad mind you, id rather not have geraniums though or begonias, although i like them , i had them last yer id just like something a bit different, i want to try and learn as much as i can about things by experiencing looking after them etc if you understand what i mean

For perennials, have a look at geraniums, and I don't mean pelargoniums, the summer bedding type known as geranium, I mean cranesbills. These like a bit of shade, half sun, half shade really - look at G. Johnson's Blue, Wargraves pink, endressii. All make good herbaceous ground cover. You might also like something called Coreopsis - this can be grown from seed, isn't that long lived but likes sun, makes a shrubby bushy shape with bright orangy yellow daisy flowers. Campanula muralis is a good groundcover plant, (see my photos for a pic) and stays green all winter. Helianthemums (rock roses), Erodium, oregano aureum (yes, it's a herb, makes great ground cover, bright yellow leaves in sun) You might want a couple of small shrubs to make a sort of skeleton for the garden - have a look at Senecio (now called Brachyglottis, but often still sold as Senecio, grey evergreen leaves, yellow daisy like flowers, likes sun) Potentilla fruticosa, Spiraea Goldflame. Evergreen small shrubs worth planting are some of the Euonymus varieties, like E. microphyllus, Green and Gold, loads of different ones, as contrast for the flowers, and Hebe Youngii. There's a good plant called Phygelius, gets about 3/4 feet, semi evergreen, tall flower spikes, spreads, needs keeping in check, but very attractive. Getting a bit late for summer bedding, but you could try verbena, miniature petunias (the ordinary ones get long floppy and sticky), even salvias, though they always remind me of municipal parks.

Knew I'd forgotten something - for a cheap, pretty filler for the summer, get a packet of nasturtium seeds, but specifically these two varieties - Empress of India and Alaska mixed. Pop the seeds in the soil as far apart as the packet says - they grow in poor soil, don't need feeding, and will seed themselves everywhere and come up again next year, or you can collect the seeds and replant where you want next year. You can even eat them, flowers and all, if you want - if you like watercress and rocket, you'll probably like the taste.

thank you bamboo,ill jot down all those you said and check them all out and attempt to find them all somewhere,