This list is not comprehensive, but it includes numerous sources to get you going in your search for more information, plant suppliers, and local seed growers.
Nurseries and Plant Suppliers
Burnt Ridge Nursery
432 Burnt Ridge Road
Onalaska, WA 98570
360-985-2873
Cloud Mountain Farm & Nursery
6909 Goodwin Road
Everson, WA 98247
360-966-5859
Nichols Garden Nursery
1190 Old Salem Rd. NE,
Albany, OR 97321
800-422-3985
Portland Nursery
5050 SE Stark
Portland, OR 97215
503-231-5050
or
9000 SE Division
Portland, OR 97266
503-788-9000
Raintree Nursery
391 Butts Road
Morton, WA 98356
800-391-8892
Renee’s Garden
6060 Graham Hill Road
Felton, CA 95018
888-880-7228
Stark Bro’s
11523 Highway NN
Louisiana, MO 63353
While Stark Bro’s ships around the United States, they have a quality product and get good feedback from customers.
Phone: 573-754-3113
Territorial Seed Company
P.O. Box 158
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
800-626-0866
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/
You can click on your state and locate the hardiness zone for your individual area.
Frost Tables
http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/climatenormals/climatenormals.pl?directive=prod_select
2&prodtype=CLIM2001&subrnum
Find the first and last frost dates for your specific city.
Dave’s Garden
One of the longest-running websites, forums, and plant swap groups online. There’s a group of gardeners for every single plant interest and question. There’s also a robust rating system for mail-order nurseries.
Pacific Horticulture
http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/
One Green World
Lots of good “growing guides” for Northwest gardening.
Oregon State Cooperative Extension
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/
Washington State University Extension