Gardening in the Pacific Northwest

OSU Gardening information: Oregon State University gardening publications, articles and calendars.

WSU Gardening in Western Washington: Comprehensive gardening site from Washington State University. The Library and Stewardship Gardening sections are particularly useful.

Metro Natural Gardening and Composting: Information on natural gardening and composting from Portland area regional government agency.

Northwest Berry and Grape Information Network: Excellent information for commercial small fruit growers. Cultural information also useful for gardeners.

OSU Commercial Vegetable Production Guides: Commercial recommendations for growing vegetables. Cultural information also useful for gardeners. OSU Vegetable Variety Recommendations: This is a document produced yearly containing the newest and the best vegetables for Oregon and the Maritime northwest.

WSU gardening publications: Gardening publications found under "Agriculture" and "Plants". Many can be downloaded.

WSU Soil Information for Master Gardeners: Excellent publications, slide shows and links on soil topics.

Hardy Plant Society of Oregon: Extensive list of links including many plant societies and educational sites. (Click on "Links".) We thank the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon for their grant support in funding our website development.

American Orchid Society: Extensive information on growing orchids. Also includes online source directory. For more plant societies, see Hardy Plant Society of Oregon website (above).

Native Plant Society of Oregon: Information on publications, Chapters, Calendar of Events, meeting notices, photo gallery and more.

Selecting Native Plant Materials for Restoration Projects: This new OSU Extension Service publication is a wealth of information on choosing and installing plant material in sensitive restoration areas.

Pacific Northwest Wildlife Gardening: Good information on native plants with many links to related sites.

Oregon Climate Service: ocs.orst.edu
Climate data information includes growing season information by zone in Oregon, as well as orecasts and other useful data.

Conserving Water in the Garden: Information on gardening during times of drought from OSU Extension Service.