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.


Rhododendron Chionoides White
Rhododendron 'Chionoides'

Compact, dense evergreen shrub. Medium green, narrow foliage. Attractive shady border, accent, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, dense evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, accent, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Medium green, narrow foliage
Blooms In : Early May


Pine Longleaf
Pinus palustris

Ovoid, conical evergreen tree. Bright green needles. Excellent specimen, screening, lawn tree.
Spacing : 45' to 65' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Ovoid, conical evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, screening, lawn tree
Fruit Info : Oblong, dull brown cones with winged seeds
Tree Bark : Deep, rigid, red-brown bark
Leaf Description : Bright green needles


Gardenia Frost Proof
Gardenia jasminoides 'Frost Proof'

Upright form. Slender, narrow leaves - Similar to Gardenia radicans leaves. Accent, border, container plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Accent, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Slender, narrow leaves - Similar to Gardenia radicans leaves
Attraction : More sun tolerant, deer resistant
Blooms In : May - July


Grass Juncus Twisted Arrow
Juncus X 'Twisted Arrow'

Mixture of upright and curly foliage. Curly and upright foliage. In containers or very eccentric landscape.
Spacing : 20" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mixture of upright and curly foliage
Item Usage : In containers or very eccentric landscape
Leaf Description : Curly and upright foliage
Attraction : SUPER COOL LOOKING


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


Tropical Agave Americana Opal
Agave americana 'Opal'

Large upright clump. Sharp spined, blue-green, upright foliage, creamy edges. Drought tolerant, specimen, pots & containers, xeriscaping.
Water Use : Low
Form : Large upright clump
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Drought tolerant, specimen, pots & containers, xeriscaping
Leaf Description : Sharp spined, blue-green, upright foliage, creamy edges
Attraction : Drought tolerant, great texture


Encore Az. Carnival - Pink
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Carnival'

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


Artemisia Silver Mound
Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'

Mounding perennial. Finely cut, aromatic foliage. Accent or border plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding perennial
Item Usage : Accent or border plant
Leaf Description : Finely cut, aromatic foliage


Hackberry Celtis Occidentalis
Celtis occidentalis

Upright oval when young, maturing to rounded, irregular. Medium to dark green foliage, usually w/cosmetic diseases. Shade, erosion control tree.
Spacing : 60-100' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright oval when young, maturing to rounded, irregular
Item Usage : Shade, erosion control tree
Tree Bark : Very corky, warty bark
Leaf Description : Medium to dark green foliage, usually w/cosmetic diseases
Blooms In : April-May


Hosta Hadspen Blue / Lav
Hosta 'Hadspen Blue'

Clump-forming, mounding perennial. Glaucous, gray-blue heart-shaped, heavily veined leaves. Attractive shady garden, woodland border plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive shady garden, woodland border plant
Leaf Description : Glaucous, gray-blue heart-shaped, heavily veined leaves
Blooms In : Summer


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