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.


Cot. Sal. Scarlet Leader
Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Scarlet Leader'

Broad spreading, trailing evergreen shrub. Narrow, willow-like dark green leaves. Attractive groundcover.
Spacing : 4' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad spreading, trailing evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover
Fruit Info : Bright red berries in fall
Leaf Description : Narrow, willow-like dark green leaves
Blooms In : Spring


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


Encore Az. Sunset - Red
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Sunset'

Compact evergreen azalea. Dark green, hairy foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green, hairy foliage
Blooms In : In Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Pentas Butterfly Lavender
Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly Lavender'

Woody-based, evergreen perennial grown as annual. Mid-green, textured foliage. Great bedding, border, massing, container plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Woody-based, evergreen perennial grown as annual
Item Usage : Great bedding, border, massing, container plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, textured foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Wisteria Royal Purple
Wisteria floribunda 'Royal Purple'

Climbing vine. Dark green foliage. Bronze new growth. Great for fences, arbor or trellis.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Climbing vine
Item Usage : Great for fences, arbor or trellis
Leaf Description : Dark green foliage. Bronze new growth
Blooms In : Spring


Amsonia Hubrichtii
Amsonia hubrichtii

Upright. Fine thin foliage. Rock garden, mass planting, US native.
Spacing : 2-3' apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Rock garden, mass planting, US native
Leaf Description : Fine thin foliage
Attraction : VIBRANT GOLD FALL COLOR
Blooms In : Late spring


Verticillata/Red Sprite
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Small, rounded deciduous shrub. Ovate, finely toothed, mid-green leaves. Attractive small hedge, accent or border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Small, rounded deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive small hedge, accent or border plant
Fruit Info : Large, bright red fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, finely toothed, mid-green leaves
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Raywood Weeping Cypress
Cupressus glabra 'Raywood's Weeping'

Irregular, weeping conifer. Grey-green foliage. Good accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Irregular, weeping conifer
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Grey-green foliage


Abelia White Little Richard
Abelia x grandiflora 'Little Richard'

Dwarf, mounding semi-evergreen shrub. Glossy, dark green foliage. Excellent hedge, low border plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, mounding semi-evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Leaves turn bronze-purple in fall
Item Usage : Excellent hedge, low border plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Bees
Blooms In : Summer


Grass Cortaderia Pampas
Cortaderia selloana

Vigorous, drought tolerant perennial grass. Long strap-like arching leaf blades. Attractive shrub border, accent plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Vigorous, drought tolerant perennial grass
Item Usage : Attractive shrub border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Long strap-like arching leaf blades
Attraction : Salt tolerant, Dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer


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