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.


Ilex Opaca American Holly
Ilex opaca

Pyramidal when young, more open mature. Dull green spiny foliage, yellow-green underneath. Good specimen, hedge, screening plant.
Spacing : 25 - 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Pyramidal when young, more open mature
Item Usage : Good specimen, hedge, screening plant
Fruit Info : Small red fruit
Leaf Description : Dull green spiny foliage, yellow-green underneath
Attraction : Salt and pollution tolerant
Blooms In : June


Blue Point Juniper Spiral
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Point' spiral form

Dense, pyramidal evergreen shrub. Blue-green foliage. Attractive accent or border or topiary plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, pyramidal evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent or border or topiary plant
Leaf Description : Blue-green foliage


Maple Oshio Beni
Acer palmatum 'Oshio Beni'

Upright form. Bright red, broad, 7-lobed leaves. Excellent specimen, small garden, container plant.
Spacing : 8' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Seasonal : Bright scarlet fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, small garden, container plant
Leaf Description : Bright red, broad, 7-lobed leaves
Blooms In : Late summer


Deutzia Rosalind
Deutzia x elegantissima 'Rosalind'

Rounded form. Rich-green leaves. Attractive shrub border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded form
Item Usage : Attractive shrub border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Rich-green leaves
Blooms In : Late spring


Angelonia Serena Purple
Angelonia angustifolia 'Serena Purple

Upright, spreading. Narrow bright green lanceolate leaves. Beds, massing, borders, containers.
Spacing : 1'-2' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Upright, spreading
Seasonal : Blooms summer, drought tolerant
Item Usage : Beds, massing, borders, containers
Leaf Description : Narrow bright green lanceolate leaves
Attraction : Showy flowers, long blooming, drought tolerant
Blooms In : Summer


Maple Red Spider Palmatum
Acer palmatum 'Red Spider'

Upright, cloud-like form. Deeply cut, finely dissected red-purple leaves. Excellent small garden or specimen plant.
Spacing : 15' to 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, cloud-like form
Seasonal : Brillant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden or specimen plant
Fruit Info : Red, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Deeply cut, finely dissected red-purple leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Perovskia Atrip. Purple
Perovskia atriplicifolia

Upright, flowering perennial. Coarsely toothed, aromatic silvery gray-green leaves. Excellent perennial garden, border plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Excellent perennial garden, border plant
Leaf Description : Coarsely toothed, aromatic silvery gray-green leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer thru Fall


Verticillata / Berry Nice
Ilex verticillata 'Berry Nice'

Upright, spreading deciduous shrub. Mid-green, toothed foliage. Good for wet areas, near pond or stream, naturalizing.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Upright, spreading deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good for wet areas, near pond or stream, naturalizing
Fruit Info : Heavy producer of bright red berries
Leaf Description : Mid-green, toothed foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Summer


Pine Vanderwolf's Pyramid
Pinus flexilis 'Vanderwolf's Pyramid'

Upright, erect evergreen tree. Short, stiff, blue-green needles. Attractive accent, specimen, container tree.
Spacing : 15' to 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, erect evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive accent, specimen, container tree
Tree Bark : Smooth, gray bark
Leaf Description : Short, stiff, blue-green needles


Vitex Chaste Tree Purple
Vitex agnus-castus

Open, spreading deciduous shrub. Compound gray-green aromatic foliage. Attractive accent, screen, border or specimen plant.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Open, spreading deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen, border or specimen plant
Leaf Description : Compound gray-green aromatic foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Bees
Blooms In : Summer


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