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.


Magnolia Little Gem
Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Compact, upright flowering evergreen tree. Dark, glossy green leaves, rusty-hairy beneath. Attractive lawn, shade or street tree.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, upright flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, shade or street tree
Leaf Description : Dark, glossy green leaves, rusty-hairy beneath
Blooms In : Summer


Edgeworthia Gold Rush
Edgworthia papyrifera 'Gold Rush'

Woody, shruby small tree. Long, narrow pale green leaves. Good accent, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Woody, shruby small tree
Item Usage : Good accent, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Long, narrow pale green leaves
Attraction : Paper is made from the bark
Blooms In : February - April


Boxwood Wintergreen
Buxus mircophylla 'Wintergreen'

Low growing evergreen shrub. Small dark-green leaves. Excellent container, low hedge or border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent container, low hedge or border plant
Leaf Description : Small dark-green leaves


Pear New Bradford
Pyrus calleryana 'Holmford'

Broad, oval-shaped deciduous tree. Rich green wavy-edged foliage. Attractive shade, specimen or street tree.
Spacing : 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, oval-shaped deciduous tree
Seasonal : Purpleish-red fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, specimen or street tree
Fruit Info : Small, round, brown fruit
Leaf Description : Rich green wavy-edged foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Cherry Weeping
Prunus subhirtella 'Pendula'

Weeping deciduous flowering tree. Sharply toothed, dark green foliage. Attractive specimen or accent tree.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Weeping deciduous flowering tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen or accent tree
Leaf Description : Sharply toothed, dark green foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Ivy Algerian Canary Island
Hedera canariensis

Trailing vine; arial roots. Large, dark green leaves edged with creamy white. Groundcover, arbor, fence.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Trailing vine; arial roots
Seasonal : Bronzy winter foliage
Item Usage : Groundcover, arbor, fence
Leaf Description : Large, dark green leaves edged with creamy white
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Podocarpus Macrophyllus
Podocarpus macrophyllus

Conical, pest-free evergreen tree. Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves. Attractive entryway, container, hedge or espalier.
Spacing : 25' X 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical, pest-free evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive entryway, container, hedge or espalier
Fruit Info : Ovoid, reddish-purple fruit in fall
Leaf Description : Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves


Ligularia Aureomaculata Yw
Ligularia j. Aureomaculata

Clump-forming shady perennial. Glossy leaves with random bold yellow spots. Excellent near water, container or border plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming shady perennial
Item Usage : Excellent near water, container or border plant
Leaf Description : Glossy leaves with random bold yellow spots
Blooms In : Late Fall & Winter


Oak Live Highrise
Quercus virginiana 'Highrise'

Upright, pyramidal form. Thick, leathery dark green foliage. Attractive shade, lawn, specimen, street tree.
Spacing : 50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, pyramidal form
Item Usage : Attractive shade, lawn, specimen, street tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Leaf Description : Thick, leathery dark green foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Lobelia Magadi's Blue
Lobelia erinus 'Magadi Blue'

Trailing. Glossy, bright green. Borders, containers, massing, groundcover.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Trailing
Seasonal : Most heat resistant to date, blooms spring through fall
Item Usage : Borders, containers, massing, groundcover
Fruit Info : OK to shear back mid summer for fall rebloom
Leaf Description : Glossy, bright green
Attraction : Brilliant blue flowers, deer resistant
Blooms In : Spring through fall - usually prefers cooler weather


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