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.


Vib Davidii
Viburnum davidii

Compact, mounding evergreen shrub. Deeply veined, dark green leaves. Excellent border, low hedge, accent plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent border, low hedge, accent plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid, metallic-blue fruit
Leaf Description : Deeply veined, dark green leaves
Attraction : Wildlife
Blooms In : Late Spring


Sweet Gum Rotundiloba
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'

Narrow, pyramidal deciduous tree. Rounded-lobed, shiny dark green leaves. Excellent street, specimen or woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 25 to 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, pyramidal deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow to dark burgundy-red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent street, specimen or woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Does not bear fruit
Leaf Description : Rounded-lobed, shiny dark green leaves


Erysimum Fragrant Star
Erysimum 'Walberton's Fragrant Star'

Upright. Variegated green foliage with yellow margins. Bedding and landscape.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Bedding and landscape
Leaf Description : Variegated green foliage with yellow margins
Attraction : Foliage and Fragrant blooms
Blooms In : April thru August


Maple Tamukeyama
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama'

Mounding ornamental deciduous tree. Deeply cut, finely dissected red-purple leaves. Excellent small garden or specimen plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding ornamental deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brillant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden or specimen plant
Fruit Info : Red, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Deeply cut, finely dissected red-purple leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Grass Panicum Dewey Blue
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'

Upright,arching. Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves. Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control.
Spacing : 2-3'
Water Use : Prefers dry to average moisture
Form : Upright,arching
Seasonal : Year round interest with dried seed heads,etc.
Item Usage : Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control
Leaf Description : Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, deer resistant,erosion control
Blooms In : Fall


Dianthus Frosty Fire Red
Dianthus x Frosty Fire

Clump-forming perennial. Blue-gray, narrow foliage. Attractive border, bedding perennial.
Spacing : 15-18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, bedding perennial
Leaf Description : Blue-gray, narrow foliage
Blooms In : June through October


Magnolia Sweet Bay
Magnolia virginiana

Spreading, semi-evergreen shrub / small tree. Oval green foliage with silvery undersides. Attractive screen or accent plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, semi-evergreen shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Attractive screen or accent plant
Tree Bark : Silvery gray bark
Leaf Description : Oval green foliage with silvery undersides
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Early Summer to early Fall


Leyland Cypress
Cupressocyparis x leylandii

Fast growing, conical evergreen tree. Flat sprays of pointed, dark green, gray-tinged leaves. Attractive screen, hedging or specimen tree.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, conical evergreen tree
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedging or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Dark brown female cones
Tree Bark : Smooth when young, becoming stringy with age
Leaf Description : Flat sprays of pointed, dark green, gray-tinged leaves
Attraction : Graceful branching,bright green new foliage,attractive shape


Katsura Tree Weeping
Cercidiphyllum japonicum 'Pendula'

Cascading, irregular form. Rounded green leaves. Good accent, specimen tree.
Spacing : 15-25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Cascading, irregular form
Seasonal : Yellow Fall foliage
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen tree
Leaf Description : Rounded green leaves


Pieris J. Dorothy Wycoff
Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wycoff'

Compact, rounded evergreen shrub. Glossy, shiny dark green, deeply veined leathery foliage. Attractive accent, shrub border or woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, shrub border or woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, shiny dark green, deeply veined leathery foliage
Blooms In : Spring


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