4032 Mechanicsville Pike, Mechanicsville, VA 23111
Phone : 804-781-0500
Monday-Saturday : 8 am- 5 pm

Plant Finder





Below, you will find a random sample of plants available from the nursery at Ed's Landscaping & Garden Center. Use the form above to select plants by specific criteria.


Mondo Grass Silver Mist
Ophiopogon japonica 'Silver Mist'

Tufted, clump-forming perennial. Blade-like foliage striped with white. Grass-like groundcover, border edging or rock garden plant.
Spacing : 8-12" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tufted, clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Grass-like groundcover, border edging or rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Blade-like foliage striped with white
Blooms In : Summer


Sarcococca Confusa
Sarcococca confusa

Dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub. Dark green, glossy leathery smooth foliage. Excellent plant for dry, shady locations, massing plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Dense, broadleaf evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent plant for dry, shady locations, massing plant
Fruit Info : Round red fruit matures to black
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy leathery smooth foliage
Blooms In : Winter


Dogwood Kousa
Cornus kousa

Broad, conical deciduous tree. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green leaves. Effective specimen, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular, do not overwater
Form : Broad, conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deep crimson-purple foliage in fall
Item Usage : Effective specimen, woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Raspberry-like, red fleshy fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Early Summer


Coleus Dipt In Wine
Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Dipt In Wine'

Shrubby, upright form. Bright green leaves w/outer burgundy splotches. Good bedding, border, container plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Shrubby, upright form
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Bright green leaves w/outer burgundy splotches


Magnolia Edith Bogue
Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue'

Upright, conical flowering evergreen tree. Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides. Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides
Blooms In : Summer to Fall


Boxwood Justin Brouwer
Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Justin Brouwers'

Dense, dwarf evergreen shrub. Narrow, dark-green foliage. Excellent border, edging, formal garden plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, dwarf evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent border, edging, formal garden plant
Leaf Description : Narrow, dark-green foliage


Leyland Cypress
Cupressocyparis x leylandii

Fast growing, conical evergreen tree. Flat sprays of pointed, dark green, gray-tinged leaves. Attractive screen, hedging or specimen tree.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, conical evergreen tree
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedging or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Dark brown female cones
Tree Bark : Smooth when young, becoming stringy with age
Leaf Description : Flat sprays of pointed, dark green, gray-tinged leaves
Attraction : Graceful branching,bright green new foliage,attractive shape


Grass Chasmanthium Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium

Upright, native ornamental grass. Wide, lance-shaped mid-green leaf blades. Good for planting under light shade of trees, woodland gdn.
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, native ornamental grass
Item Usage : Good for planting under light shade of trees, woodland gdn
Leaf Description : Wide, lance-shaped mid-green leaf blades
Blooms In : August - October


Grass Pennisetum Little Bunny
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Buny'

Clump-forming ornamental grass. Dark green, thin blade-like scapes. Excellent border, massing plant.
Spacing : 8" To 12" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Clump-forming ornamental grass
Item Usage : Excellent border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, thin blade-like scapes
Attraction : Cut/Dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer to Fall


Coleus Redhead
Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Redhead'

Mounded, upright form. Vivid, bright red foliage. Good bedding, border, container plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounded, upright form
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Vivid, bright red foliage


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