Even better, they're pretty easy to grow (and that's even if you're planning on sowing your seeds in the bleak midwinter). If you fancy filling your garden with gold-dusted snapdragons come June ...

Snapdragons can survive winters as cold as 0 degrees Fahrenheit, but they can be tricky to germinate by direct seed—they prefer to be started indoors and then transplanted outside. "In locations ...

It's time to start the first early-season garden plants from seed inside -- and gather the rest of the season's seeds while you're at it.