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.


Ipomoea Blackie
Ipomoea batatus 'Blackie'

Tender fleshy perennial. Purplish-red, almost black broad leaves. Excellent hanging, container, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 3-5' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Tender fleshy perennial
Item Usage : Excellent hanging, container, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Purplish-red, almost black broad leaves


Abelia Var. Twist Of Lime
Abelia x grandiflora 'Twist of Lime'

Rounded, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub. New flush is bright yellow with green maturing to rich ivory. Massing, ground cover, specimen, borders, containers.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - drought tolerant once established
Form : Rounded, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Massing, ground cover, specimen, borders, containers
Leaf Description : New flush is bright yellow with green maturing to rich ivory
Attraction : Showy foliage-heavy bloomer-fragrant
Blooms In : Summer through fall


Pine Contorta Poodle
Pinus sylvestris

Upright, conical evergreen tree. Blue-green, stiff needles. Attractive specimen or trained topiary tree.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen or trained topiary tree
Tree Bark : Flaky, red-brown or orange bark
Leaf Description : Blue-green, stiff needles


Birch Dakota Pinnacle Standard
Betula platyphylla 'Dakota Pinnacle'

Spire like columnar habit. Glossy,serrated edge. Exellent landscape tree, tolerant of urban pollution.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - will tolerate moist soil
Form : Spire like columnar habit
Seasonal : Vertical landscape element, golden fall foliage
Item Usage : Exellent landscape tree, tolerant of urban pollution
Fruit Info : Small cone
Tree Bark : White exfoliating
Leaf Description : Glossy,serrated edge
Attraction : Fall foliage, resistant to birch borer,interesting shape
Blooms In : Late winter


Pansy Lav-Blue Shades / Delta
Viola x wittrockiana 'Delta Lavender-Blue Shades'

Compact, mounding, flowering perennial grown as annual. Heart-shaped, shiny, deep green leaves. Attractive bedding, border, container or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding, flowering perennial grown as annual
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, container or massing plant
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, shiny, deep green leaves
Blooms In : Late Fall thru early Spring


Higasa Pink Azalea
Azalea 'Higasa'

Mounding, evergreen azalea. Small, deep green hairy leaves. Attractive shady border, massing or accent plant.
Spacing : 2' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, massing or accent plant
Leaf Description : Small, deep green hairy leaves
Blooms In : Late May thru June


Pine Mugho Pumilo
Pinus mugo var. pumilio

Compact, mounding form. Short, stiff, dark green needles. Attractive specimen, border or accent plant.
Spacing : 6' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding form
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, border or accent plant
Fruit Info : Dark brown cones
Leaf Description : Short, stiff, dark green needles
Attraction : Salt, wind tolerant


Pittosporum Tobira Green
Pittosporum tobira

Densely branched evergreen shrub / small tree. Glossy, dark green leathery foliage. Attractive specimen, hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Densely branched evergreen shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, hedge or accent plant
Fruit Info : Round, yellow-brown pods with red seeds
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green leathery foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Haw. Fiesta
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Fiesta'

Mounded. Green leaves with cream variation-new growth reddish copper. Specimen, foundation, mixed beds.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - drought tolerant once established
Form : Mounded
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Specimen, foundation, mixed beds
Fruit Info : Small black berry
Leaf Description : Green leaves with cream variation-new growth reddish copper
Attraction : Showy foliage,evergreen,salt and drought tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Platycodon Sentimental Blue
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'

Dwarf, clump-forming flowering perennial. Blue-green, toothed foliage. Attractive bedding, border, accent plant.
Spacing : 8" To 10" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Dwarf, clump-forming flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Blue-green, toothed foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Mid to late Summer


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