What can I put in the containers that had spring bulbs in them?

[Geris]

I have some large plant pots which looked lovely in the spring with daffodils, tulips and irises.

They’ve all died now so I need to cut all the leave back as it looks messy.

Can I plant some flowers on top of the bulbs? Like the ones flowering in the garden centres now, all 3 for £10 etc? I don’t want them to be bare until next spring ideally.

I've just done exactly that. My pot was looking very sad, now it looks lovely with a garden centre regal pelargonium, a B&Q heuchera, a wee purple daisy thing from somewhere (i want to say Brachysome?) and one leftover allium that I didn't have the heart to chop. I just removed the top layer of compost, stuck in the new plants and filled the gaps with fresh compost. The heuchera was a little too big, depthwise, so I had to shorten its roots a little.

I left the bulbs in, there may be a bit of a battle next spring.

I'd tip the whole lot out into either a different pot or an old compost bag or anything that will hold the lot, so that it can die back properly, and replant those in the autumn back in the pot. If you cut the foliage off it weakens the bulb.

Using fresh compost, replant some other things. I've just done the same, putting some lemon balm, some variegated lemon balm, some mint and some oregano in it, and keep it near the kitchen door for using in cooking. I also need to put some thyme in it as well, I'll probably add some tomorrow.

Yes definitely put something there.
Trailing petunia, trailing lobelia, some verbena. Anything annual.

What I usually do is to dig them up and plant them elsewhere, and then just simply fill the planter with something else, I usually forget about it until the spring and then it's a nice surprise to me.

My daffs flowered for a long time in a pot and have not gone all floppy yet.

Shall I just bung them in an old pot to allow the bulbs to strengthen before storing?