Mayo,
What a crazy bloom Spotted Fever has! Neat! And it’s hard to believe those two photos of Lace Babydoll are of the same cultivar! Will be interesting to see it mature over time.
Where to plant seedlings? Yes, that is a real problem. You might be on to something with the vegetable garden. I took a year off from my vegetable garden this year to focus on my landscape and daylilies. Would hate to permanently abandon the veggies, but that area sure would make a nice seedling bed!
What makes the problem worse is that it can take 3 years to know which seedlings are “keepers”. So need beds that can hold 3 years’ worth of seedlings. That could be a lot of space!