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.


Grass Cortaderia Dwarf Pampas
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'

Vigorous, clumping perennial grass. Long strap-like arching leaf blades. Attractive shrub border, foundation or accent plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Vigorous, clumping perennial grass
Item Usage : Attractive shrub border, foundation or accent plant
Leaf Description : Long strap-like arching leaf blades
Attraction : Salt tolerant, Dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer


Astilbe Visions Purp-Red
Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'

Short, erect herbaceous perennial. Hairy, toothed lance-shaped green foliage. Good front of border, container perennial.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Short, erect herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Good front of border, container perennial
Leaf Description : Hairy, toothed lance-shaped green foliage
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Elm Princeton
Ulmus americana 'Princeton'

Vase-shaped, upright form. Dark green foliage. Good lawn specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 60-80' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vase-shaped, upright form
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Good lawn specimen, accent tree
Leaf Description : Dark green foliage


Rhododendron Nova Zembla
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'

Broad, spreading evergreen shrub. Medium-sized mid-green leaves. Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 6' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, spreading evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Medium-sized mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Late Spring


Fern Dryopteris Dixie Wood
Dryopteris x australis Dixie Wood

Erect semi-evergreen clumping. Tall, dark green fronds. Great shady, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect semi-evergreen clumping
Item Usage : Great shady, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Tall, dark green fronds


Oak Red
Quercus rubra

Fast growing, spreading deciduous tree. Dark green, deeply lobed leaves. Excellent shade, lawn, specimen tree.
Spacing : 60' to 80' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, spreading deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow to red-brown fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent shade, lawn, specimen tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Tree Bark : Smooth, grayish-brown bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, deeply lobed leaves


Palm Windmill
Trachycarpus fortunei

Hardy, evergreen palm. Fan-shaped, dark green leaves. Attractive house, patio or accent plant.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Hardy, evergreen palm
Item Usage : Attractive house, patio or accent plant
Fruit Info : Round, blue-black fruit
Tree Bark : Dark, dense, hairy, fiberous trunk
Leaf Description : Fan-shaped, dark green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Early Summer


Boxwood True Spreader
Buxus microphylla 'True Spreader'

Rounded, mounding form. Deep green, leathery leaves retain color all year. Excellent foundation, accent, formal, hedge plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, mounding form
Item Usage : Excellent foundation, accent, formal, hedge plant
Leaf Description : Deep green, leathery leaves retain color all year


Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus

Clump forming, tufted evergreen perennial. Narrowly linear, dark green grass-like foliage. Attractive groundcover, border edging, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, tufted evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, border edging, rock garden plant
Fruit Info : Rounded, blue-black berries
Leaf Description : Narrowly linear, dark green grass-like foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Palm Needle
Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Clump-forming palm. Fan-shaped, palmately lobed leaves. Good small garden specimen, container plant.
Spacing : 8-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming palm
Item Usage : Good small garden specimen, container plant
Leaf Description : Fan-shaped, palmately lobed leaves
Blooms In : Summer


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