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.


Lig. Rotundifolium
Ligustrum japonicum 'Rotundifolium'

Upright, stiffly branched evergreen shrub. Rounded, thick, leathery dark green leaves. Excellent specimen, Japanese garden plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, stiffly branched evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, Japanese garden plant
Leaf Description : Rounded, thick, leathery dark green leaves
Blooms In : Late Summer


Maple - Red Sunset Park Grade
Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset'

Round-headed, open-crowned deciduous tree. Dark green glossy leaves. Excellent, shade, specimen or street tree.
Spacing : 30' To 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Round-headed, open-crowned deciduous tree
Seasonal : Bright orange-red to red Fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent, shade, specimen or street tree
Fruit Info : Bright red winged fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green glossy leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Lig. 3 Ball Poodle
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'

Fast growing, evergreen shrub. Glossy, deep green, heavily textured leaves. Excellent trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, deep green, heavily textured leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Vib Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium

Upright, multi-stemmed. Glossy, dark green finely serrated foliage. Good shrub border, background plant, specimen, hedge.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Low to medium water use
Form : Upright, multi-stemmed
Seasonal : Reddish-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Good shrub border, background plant, specimen, hedge
Fruit Info : Blue-black berry-like fruit
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green finely serrated foliage
Attraction : Birds, wildlife
Blooms In : Spring


Cactus Cholla
Opuntia imbracata

. Thick, tubered joints covered w/gray spines. Great low water landscape, barrier plant.
Water Use : Low water use
Seasonal : Purple winter color
Item Usage : Great low water landscape, barrier plant
Fruit Info : 2" Oval, yellow fruit
Leaf Description : Thick, tubered joints covered w/gray spines
Blooms In : April-June


Setcreasea Variegated
Setcreasea pallida 'Variegata'

Trailing perennial. Large rich violet-purple leaves striped with hot pink. Mixed or herbaceous border, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Trailing perennial
Item Usage : Mixed or herbaceous border, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Large rich violet-purple leaves striped with hot pink
Blooms In : Summer


Maple Germaine's Gyration
Acer palmatum 'Germaine's Gyration'

Mounding, cascading form. Deep green, finely dissected foliage, twisting branches. Specimen, accent or container plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, cascading form
Seasonal : Bright red-orange leaves in fall
Item Usage : Specimen, accent or container plant
Fruit Info : Green, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Deep green, finely dissected foliage, twisting branches
Blooms In : Late spring


Verticillata/Red Sprite
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Small, rounded deciduous shrub. Ovate, finely toothed, mid-green leaves. Attractive small hedge, accent or border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Small, rounded deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive small hedge, accent or border plant
Fruit Info : Large, bright red fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, finely toothed, mid-green leaves
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Hosta Cherish
Hosta Cherish

. Yellow leaf with medium green margin. Rock garden, front of a border.
Water Use : Average
Item Usage : Rock garden, front of a border
Leaf Description : Yellow leaf with medium green margin
Attraction : Rabbit resistant
Blooms In : Mid-summer


Hyd. Mac / Nikko Blue
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'

Large flowering deciduous shrub. Smooth, oval-elliptic, toothed green leaves. Attractive bedding, border or container plant.
Spacing : 4' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Large flowering deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Smooth, oval-elliptic, toothed green leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : Summer


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