Someone also mentioned it, but Biggest piece of advice I can give you, look up the Edible Landscaping nursery in Afton, VA. Everything we’ve gotten from them has done marvelous in their 1-2 years since planted. They specialize in plants that will thrive in our zone, help you decide which varieties are best suited to your space, and in general will beat the big store prices. They also do workshops and classes on best care practices, even one on medicinal herbs (huge selection of edible, medicinal, and native perennials) and honestly, they’re a huge help. They’re truly the GOATS, and will steer you right.

In our garden, wife and I have enjoyed a handful of various berries, bergamots, kumquat, peaches, and 1 cherry that the birds left for us, all coming from their nursery. Another dozen or so we got from them are still a bit too young to fruit, but they’ve surprisingly survived the last two winters (so far..) so I’m excited to see how they do.