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.


Ilex Opaca Satyr Hill
Ilex opaca 'Satyr Hill'

Pyramidal. Dark green olive leaves, slightly keeled, spines on sides. Good specimen, accent plant.
Spacing : 30 - 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Pyramidal
Item Usage : Good specimen, accent plant
Fruit Info : Round, red berries
Leaf Description : Dark green olive leaves, slightly keeled, spines on sides
Blooms In : June


Callicarpa Early Amethyst
Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

Loose, open arching shrub. Ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves, white-woolly undersides. Shrub border, woodland garden plant, attracts birds.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Loose, open arching shrub
Seasonal : Decideous
Item Usage : Shrub border, woodland garden plant, attracts birds
Fruit Info : Clusters of round, bead-like, bright purple berries
Tree Bark : Smooth gray
Leaf Description : Ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves, white-woolly undersides
Attraction : Showy berries in late summer
Blooms In : Mid Spring


Barberry Golden
Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea'

Low growing, mounding deciduous shrub. Small, bright yellow-green, rounded leaves. Attractive low hedge, specimen, container plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, mounding deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive low hedge, specimen, container plant
Leaf Description : Small, bright yellow-green, rounded leaves


Birch Dura Heat Single Stem
Betula nigra 'Dura Heat'

Multi-stemmed, deciduous tree. Lustrous, dark green spot-resistant leaves. Excellent garden specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 30-50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Multi-stemmed, deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent garden specimen, accent tree
Tree Bark : Exfoliating creamy-white, aging to salmon & cinnamon brown
Leaf Description : Lustrous, dark green spot-resistant leaves


Hyd. Mac / Big Daddy
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Big Daddy'

Rounded shrub. Glossy serrated dark green leaves with sturdy branching habi. Massing, mixed beds, cut flowers, specimen, dried flowers.
Spacing : 5'-6' Apart
Water Use : Average
Form : Rounded shrub
Seasonal : Deciduous, summer bloomer
Item Usage : Massing, mixed beds, cut flowers, specimen, dried flowers
Fruit Info : (Flowers will be pink in alkaline soil- blue in acidic)
Leaf Description : Glossy serrated dark green leaves with sturdy branching habi
Attraction : Handsome summer shrub, huge showy summer blooms
Blooms In : Summer


Cedar Blue Atlas Serpentine
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'

Weeping, wide-spreading evergreen tree. Steely-blue needle-like foliage. Excellent accent, trained specimen tree.
Spacing : 80' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Weeping, wide-spreading evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent accent, trained specimen tree
Fruit Info : Cones throughout the year
Leaf Description : Steely-blue needle-like foliage


Grass Pennisetum Rub Fireworks
Pennisetum setaceum rubrum 'Fireworks'

Arching, mounded, clump forming grass. Red-purple variegated foliage ranging green to white to pink. Excellent for accent, mass or container planting.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Arching, mounded, clump forming grass
Seasonal : Showy foliage
Item Usage : Excellent for accent, mass or container planting
Leaf Description : Red-purple variegated foliage ranging green to white to pink
Attraction : Cut flower, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Late Summer


Maple Red Select Laceleaf
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Red Select'

Erect, cascading deciduous tree. Vivid reddish-purple deeply cut foliage. Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, cascading deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant
Fruit Info : Red, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Vivid reddish-purple deeply cut foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Cherry Yoshino
Prunus x yedoensis 'Yoshino'

Mid-size, upright deciduous flowering tree. Dark-green eliptic leaves. Attractive accent or border tree.
Spacing : 25' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mid-size, upright deciduous flowering tree
Item Usage : Attractive accent or border tree
Leaf Description : Dark-green eliptic leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Ginkgo Fairmount
Ginkgo biloba 'Fairmount'

Upright pyramidal form. Green fan-shaped leaves with scalloped edges. Attractive street, accent or light shade tree.
Spacing : 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright pyramidal form
Seasonal : Golden yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive street, accent or light shade tree
Leaf Description : Green fan-shaped leaves with scalloped edges


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