Elena......You pull your bulbs out? Why?
I use daylilies, iris, peony, small Shrubs .
I like shrubs that flower and have some leaf color after bloom
Burning Bush Emerald Gaiety
Weigela (all of them)
Goldflame Spirea
I go for the low maintenance garden route. I start with structure and that is my shrubs throw some Sweet Allysum seeds. and some