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.


Osmanthus Fragrans
Osmanthus fragrans

Upright, broad, densely branched evergreen shrub. Leathery, dark green finely toothed leaves. Attractive trained as small tree, screen, hedge or espalier.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, broad, densely branched evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive trained as small tree, screen, hedge or espalier
Fruit Info : Oblong blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Leathery, dark green finely toothed leaves
Blooms In : Autumn to Spring


Nepeta Walker's Low Blue
Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'

Compact, mounding perennial. Mid-green, hairy leaves. Good mixed, herbaceous border perennial.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Good mixed, herbaceous border perennial
Leaf Description : Mid-green, hairy leaves
Blooms In : May to late Fall


Magnolia Kay Parris
Magnolia grandiflora 'Kay Parris'

Upright, flowering evergreen tree. Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides. Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides
Blooms In : Summer to Fall


Veronica Goldwell Blue
Veronica prostrata 'Goldwell'

Low, mat-forming perennial. Oblong, variegated golden yellow and green foliage. Attractive border or rock garden, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low, mat-forming perennial
Seasonal : Red-flushed foliage during winter
Item Usage : Attractive border or rock garden, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Oblong, variegated golden yellow and green foliage
Blooms In : May - July


Lobelia Magadi's Blue
Lobelia erinus 'Magadi Blue'

Trailing. Glossy, bright green. Borders, containers, massing, groundcover.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Trailing
Seasonal : Most heat resistant to date, blooms spring through fall
Item Usage : Borders, containers, massing, groundcover
Fruit Info : OK to shear back mid summer for fall rebloom
Leaf Description : Glossy, bright green
Attraction : Brilliant blue flowers, deer resistant
Blooms In : Spring through fall - usually prefers cooler weather


Yaupon Bordeaux Dwarf Holly
Ilex vomitoria 'Bordeaux'

Dense, spreading, mounding evergreen shrub. Small, lustrous dark green leaves, new growth is maroon. Attractive accent, low hedge or border plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, spreading, mounding evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Maroon Winter foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, low hedge or border plant
Leaf Description : Small, lustrous dark green leaves, new growth is maroon
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Dicentra Luxuriant Red
Dicentra Luxuriant

Shady flowering perennial. Blue-green lobed foliage. Attractive bedding, border or accent plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Shady flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Blue-green lobed foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Mid-Spring thru mid-Summer


Coreopsis Moonbeam
Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Clump-forming, flowering perennial. Thread-like, dark-green foliage. Excellent border, bed or massing plant.
Spacing : 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Excellent border, bed or massing plant
Leaf Description : Thread-like, dark-green foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Cut flowers
Blooms In : June - September


Pine Japanese Black
Pinus thunbergii

Conical, becoming rounded, evergreen tree. Long, rich green needles. Attractive container, bonsai, or accent plant.
Spacing : 25' to 35' Apart
Water Use : Drought tolerant
Form : Conical, becoming rounded, evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive container, bonsai, or accent plant
Fruit Info : Long-ovoid, green-brown cones
Tree Bark : Dark, purplish-gray bark
Leaf Description : Long, rich green needles
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Celosia Fresh Look Red
Celosia argentea 'Fresh Look Red'

Upright, densely branched annual. Lance-shaped, rich-green leaves. Effective bedding, border or container plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, densely branched annual
Item Usage : Effective bedding, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, rich-green leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : Summer


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