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.


Sweet Gum Slender Silhouette
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

Narrow, columnar form. Dark green, shiny foliage. Attractive lawn, hedge tree.
Spacing : 30'Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, columnar form
Seasonal : Yellow to reddish-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, hedge tree
Tree Bark : Furrowed grey-brown bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, shiny foliage
Blooms In : Late spring


Bamboo Fargesia Rufa
Fargesia dracocephala 'Rufa'

Clumping Bamboo - Non-Invasive. Deep green leaves with orange-red sheaths. Use as specimen, hedge or screen.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping Bamboo - Non-Invasive
Item Usage : Use as specimen, hedge or screen
Leaf Description : Deep green leaves with orange-red sheaths
Attraction : Panda food


Lig. Suwanee River
Ligustrum japonicum 'Suwanee River'

Upright, dense, evergreen shrub. Glossy dark green thick foliage. Attractive screen, hedge or trained into small tree.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, dense, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedge or trained into small tree
Fruit Info : Oblong, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green thick foliage
Attraction : Heat and drought tolerant
Blooms In : May


Plum Thundercloud
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'

Upright, rounded deciduous tree. Deep, dark-purple foliage. Attractive lawn, specimen or accent tree.
Spacing : 15' to 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, rounded deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deciduous small tree
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, specimen or accent tree
Fruit Info : Small, round dark-red fruit in fall
Leaf Description : Deep, dark-purple foliage
Attraction : Showy,fragrant spring blooms,followed by rich purple foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Hyd. Serrata / Bluebird
Hydrangea serrata 'Bluebird'

Bushy deciduous shrub. Large, mid-green toothed foliage. Good accent, border plant..
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Bushy deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Burgundy foliage tones in fall
Item Usage : Good accent, border plant.
Leaf Description : Large, mid-green toothed foliage
Blooms In : Early to mid-Summer


Spruce Blue Globosa
Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa'

Rounded, hardy evergreen tree. Silvery-blue, stiff needles. Excellent border, accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, hardy evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent border, accent, specimen plant
Fruit Info : Pale brown, scaly cones
Leaf Description : Silvery-blue, stiff needles


Cam Jap. Morning Glow
Camellia japonica 'Morning Glow'

Upright form. Dark green, glossy foliage. Good accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Fern Dryopteris Autumn
Dryopteris erythrosora

Clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern. Copper-pink new fronds, turning deep green. Excellent shady border, accent plant.
Spacing : 15" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern
Seasonal : Bronze fall color
Item Usage : Excellent shady border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Copper-pink new fronds, turning deep green


Canna Cleopatra OrgYel/Gr Leaf
Canna x generalis 'Cleopatra'

Upright form. Large green tropical foliage, sometimes splotched with red. Great for use around water, ponds, good massing plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Great for use around water, ponds, good massing plant
Leaf Description : Large green tropical foliage, sometimes splotched with red
Blooms In : Summer


Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia x 'Elizabeth'

Conical to rounded deciduous tree. 8" Obovate dark green leaves, bronze when young. Excellent specimen or among other trees and shrubs.
Spacing : 15-25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical to rounded deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen or among other trees and shrubs
Leaf Description : 8" Obovate dark green leaves, bronze when young
Blooms In : Mid and late Spring, before and with the young leaves


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