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.


Artemisia Powis Castle
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Large, clump-forming perennial. Silver, fern-like, aromatic foliage. Accent, container or border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Large, clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Accent, container or border plant
Leaf Description : Silver, fern-like, aromatic foliage


Encore Az. Amethyst - Purple
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Amethyst'

Dense, spreading evergreen azalea. Dark green, pointed, rough textured foliage. Hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, spreading evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green, pointed, rough textured foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer and fall


Dianthus Pixie Rose
Dianthus 'Pixie'

Mounding, spreading. Grass-like, blue-green fine foliage. Containers,rock garden,border,cutting gardens,massing.
Spacing : 18-24
Water Use : Regular
Form : Mounding, spreading
Item Usage : Containers,rock garden,border,cutting gardens,massing
Leaf Description : Grass-like, blue-green fine foliage
Attraction : Longer bloom time,butterflies,hummingbirds,fragrance,deer
Blooms In : Late spring to summer,deadheading induces later flowering


Elm Lacebark
Ulmus parvifolia

Spreading deciduous or semi-evergreen tree. Elliptic, toothed, leathery glossy dark green leaves. Specimen tree.
Spacing : 30' - 50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading deciduous or semi-evergreen tree
Seasonal : Yellow to red fall foliage
Item Usage : Specimen tree
Fruit Info : Winged, green fruit
Tree Bark : Flaking orange and brown bark
Leaf Description : Elliptic, toothed, leathery glossy dark green leaves
Blooms In : Late Summer to Fall


Caryopteris Dark Knight/Purple
Caryopteris x 'Dark Knight'

Medium deciduous flowering shrub. Silvery-gray leaves. Attractive border or accent plant.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Medium deciduous flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Silvery-gray leaves
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Late Summer


Rhododendron Roseum Elegans
Rhododendron Roseum Elegans

Wide evergreen flowering shrub. Large, olive-green leaves. Attractive border, mass planting, hedge or screen.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Wide evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, mass planting, hedge or screen
Leaf Description : Large, olive-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid Spring


Weigela Wine & Roses
Weigela florida 'Midnight Wine'

Spreading deciduous shrub. Oval, tapered, dark bugundy-purple foliage. Mixed shrub border, open woodland plant.
Spacing : 4'- 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Dark burgundy-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Mixed shrub border, open woodland plant
Leaf Description : Oval, tapered, dark bugundy-purple foliage
Attraction : Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Lavandula Lavance Purple
Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavance Purple'

Compact form. Gray-green linear leaves. Attractive border, accent or mass planting.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact form
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent or mass planting
Leaf Description : Gray-green linear leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : Summer-Fall


Barberry Golden Rocket
Berberis thunbergii 'Golden Rocket'

Upright form. Golden yellow foliage. Good accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Golden yellow foliage
Blooms In : April-May


Hamamelis X Wisley Supreme Yel
Hamamelis mollis 'Wisely Supreme'

Upright, spreading. Oval,wavy-toothed or shallowly lobed margin.yellow in fall. Specimen,hedge, border.
Spacing : 12-15'
Water Use : Medium
Form : Upright, spreading
Item Usage : Specimen,hedge, border
Fruit Info : Hard woody capsule which splits explosively
Tree Bark : Light brown,smooth,scaly
Leaf Description : Oval,wavy-toothed or shallowly lobed margin.yellow in fall
Attraction : Tolerats clay soil,deer. Year round interest
Blooms In : early through mid winter


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