>>1248892The good thing about bulbs is that you can plant them once and forget for the most part. Flower seeds on the other hand usually are not well adapted to the local environment. They do well for the 1st year and start diminishing every year after. Perhaps you can do both? Space out the bulbs and fill in between with seeds. Over the years, the bulbs will fill in the spaces between. As for bulb mixes, go with what you like, there's too many to list really. Take this list, that's the tip of the iceberg.