Start seedlings indoors, is my advice. The bright side of this is that you can get a head start on your annual and perennials while also giving you the opportunity to watch something -- by god -- grow, rather than start considering re-enacting scenes from Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining" after seeing one too many grey skies.
Here's a pic of some of my starters. I really recommend those cheesy mini-greenhouse starter kits. They're reusable and consider it an investment in your sanity if you cannot excuse it any other way.
As you can see, I've gone with a labeling system which, while resourceful, isn't terribly attractive by any means. Scrawling each starter's plant type in Sharpie marker on duct tape may not be for everyone. ;-)
Also of note, I've seen some very interesting birds around the feeders lately. Just yesterday, we spotted a Red-Winged Blackbird, but of course it flew off before I could retrieve my camera. No matter - I've found a picture of one online so you know what I'm speaking of, assuming you're as novice at birding as I am.
Keep sane, fellow gardeners. Spring has to come eventually......right?
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