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.


Fruit Blueberry Jersey
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Jersey'

Upright, open form. Dark green, ovate foliage. Good edible fruit, canning, freezing or landscape plant.
Spacing : 4-8' Apart
Water Use : Medium water use
Form : Upright, open form
Seasonal : Red fall foliage - Red stems
Item Usage : Good edible fruit, canning, freezing or landscape plant
Fruit Info : Light blue fruit in late summer
Leaf Description : Dark green, ovate foliage
Attraction : Birds, butterflies
Blooms In : May


Pistachia Chinese
Pistacia chinensis

Broad, rounded, spreading decidous tree. Elliptic, toothed leathery, glossy dark green leaves. Attractive lawn, specimen or patio tree.
Spacing : 45' Apart
Water Use : Drought tolerant
Form : Broad, rounded, spreading decidous tree
Seasonal : Red, orange, or yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, specimen or patio tree
Fruit Info : Round, red fruit matures to blue
Leaf Description : Elliptic, toothed leathery, glossy dark green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Mid - late spring


Soft Touch Holly
Ilex crenata 'Soft Touch'

Dense, mounding evergreen shrub. Small, soft mid-green foliage. Attractive low border, hedge or container plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive low border, hedge or container plant
Leaf Description : Small, soft mid-green foliage


Tropical Agave Cornelius
Agave 'Cornelius'

Low rosette. Wide yellow margins on green leaves. Specimen, containers, salt and drought tolerant.
Spacing : 2'to3' apart
Water Use : Low
Form : Low rosette
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Specimen, containers, salt and drought tolerant
Leaf Description : Wide yellow margins on green leaves
Attraction : Showy foliage


Maple - Crimson King
Acer platanoides 'Crimson King'

Spreading deciduous tree. Dark red-purple foliage matures to dark purple. Good specimen, street tree.
Spacing : 30' - 50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading deciduous tree
Item Usage : Good specimen, street tree
Leaf Description : Dark red-purple foliage matures to dark purple
Blooms In : Summer


Arborvitae North Pole
Thuja occidentalis 'North Pole'

Narrow upright, columnar. Evergreen, conifer, resistant to winter burn. Privacy Screen, Specimen.
Water Use : Requires regular watering
Form : Narrow upright, columnar
Item Usage : Privacy Screen, Specimen
Leaf Description : Evergreen, conifer, resistant to winter burn


Pieris J. Prelude
Pieris japonica 'Prelude' (Taiwanensis Group)

Upright, slow growing evergreen shrub. Glossy, shiny green with new foliage red-orange. Attractive accent, shrub border or woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 2'- 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, slow growing evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Attractive accent, shrub border or woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, shiny green with new foliage red-orange
Attraction : Beautiful evergreen shrub with showy flowers
Blooms In : Spring


Liriope Peedee Ingot Var.
Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot'

Easy to grow, clumping perennial. Chartreuse-golden grass-like foliage. Attractive groundcover, edging or accent plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Easy to grow, clumping perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, edging or accent plant
Fruit Info : Purple-black fruit
Leaf Description : Chartreuse-golden grass-like foliage
Blooms In : Late summer


Rhododendron Dr. A Blok
Rhododendron 'Dr. A. Blok'

Compact evergreen flowering shrub. Dark green, leathery foliage. Attractive shady border, low hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, low hedge or accent plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, leathery foliage
Blooms In : Mid to late Spring


Tradescantia Concord Grape
Tradescantia andersoniana 'Concord Grape'

Tufted, clump-forming perennial. Narrow, lance-shaped mid-green foliage. Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tufted, clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
Leaf Description : Narrow, lance-shaped mid-green foliage
Attraction : Each flower opens for 1 day only / Blooms several weeks
Blooms In : June through September


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