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.


Black Gum Forum
Nyssa sylvatica 'Forum'

Upright, conical form. Lustrous, dark green foliage. Great specimen, street tree.
Spacing : 20-30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical form
Seasonal : Brilliant red leaves streaked with yellow in fall
Item Usage : Great specimen, street tree
Leaf Description : Lustrous, dark green foliage


Vinca / Ralph Shugert Varieg.
Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'

Spreading groundcover. Glossy, dark green leaves with creamy white margins. Good groundcover, woodland garden, bank plant.
Spacing : 24-36" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading groundcover
Item Usage : Good groundcover, woodland garden, bank plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green leaves with creamy white margins
Blooms In : Late spring - Early summer


Hosta Allan P. McConnell / Lav
Hosta 'Allan P. McConnell'

Compact, mounding perennial. Narrow olive-green leaves with thin white margins. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Narrow olive-green leaves with thin white margins
Blooms In : Summer


Santolina Lavender Cotton
Santolina chamaecyparissus

Low, mounding evergreen shrub. . Good formal garden, massing, edging plant.
Spacing : 4 - 6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Low, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Good formal garden, massing, edging plant
Tree Bark : Narrow, crinkled aromatic gray foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Yucca Variegated
Yucca variegata

Clump forming, evergreen shrub. Sword-shaped foliage. Attractive mass planting, accent or border.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Attractive mass planting, accent or border
Fruit Info : Brown seed pods
Leaf Description : Sword-shaped foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant,drought tolerant,interesting landscape texture
Blooms In : Summer


Iris Sib. Caesar's Brother
Iris siberica 'Caesar's Brother'

Clumping form. Slender, grass-like blades. Attractive border, bedding plant.
Spacing : 10-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive border, bedding plant
Leaf Description : Slender, grass-like blades
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : June


Yaupon Folsom's Weeping
Ilex vomitoria 'Folsom's Weeping'

Upright, weeping evergreen. Small, medium green narrow leaves. Good specimen, accent plant.
Spacing : 15-25' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, weeping evergreen
Item Usage : Good specimen, accent plant
Fruit Info : Round, red berries
Leaf Description : Small, medium green narrow leaves


Cm Potomac Pink
Lagerstroemia indica 'Potomac'

Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree. Glossy, dark-green leaves. Attractive accent, massing or border plant.
Spacing : 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree
Seasonal : Orange fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, massing or border plant
Tree Bark : Peeling bark reveals pink inner bark
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : June thru September


Magnolia Grand. Espalier
Magnolia grandiflora

Pyramidal, flowering evergreen tree. Leathery, glossy dk green leaves with rusty-hairy undersides. Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 40' to 60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Pyramidal, flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Leathery, glossy dk green leaves with rusty-hairy undersides
Blooms In : Summer


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


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