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.


Day Pink Strawberry Candy
Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'

Clumping form. Dark green, strap-like foliage. Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping form
Item Usage : Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, strap-like foliage
Blooms In : All Summer / Repeat bloomer


Abelia Mardi Gras Variegated
Abelia x grandiflora 'Mardi Gras'

Compact mouding. Pink tinged green and white variegated foliage. Massing, accent,foundation,containers.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact mouding
Seasonal : Evergreen,not as prone to losing variegation over time
Item Usage : Massing, accent,foundation,containers
Leaf Description : Pink tinged green and white variegated foliage
Attraction : Fragrant,excellent flowering,dramatic foliage,butterflies
Blooms In : Summer to frost


Oleander Red
Nerium oleander

Tall, spreading flowering shrub. Thick, glossy dark greeen foliage. Attractive hedge, border or accent plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tall, spreading flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, border or accent plant
Fruit Info : Long, bean-like seed pods
Leaf Description : Thick, glossy dark greeen foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Pieris J. Katsura
Pieris japonica 'Katsura'

Compact mounding form. Wine-red, glossy new growth matures to dark green. Good border, bedding, woodland garden, container plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact mounding form
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Good border, bedding, woodland garden, container plant
Fruit Info : Black fruit in fall
Leaf Description : Wine-red, glossy new growth matures to dark green
Attraction : Red buds form in fall, showy all winter until blooming
Blooms In : Spring


Amelanchier Rainbow Pillar
Amelanchier canadensis Glennform

Dense, upright form. Mid-green, ovate leaves. Good hedge, screen plant.
Spacing : 15-20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, upright form
Seasonal : Foliage changes in fall to orange, red and yellow
Item Usage : Good hedge, screen plant
Fruit Info : Dark pruple
Leaf Description : Mid-green, ovate leaves
Attraction : Birds, butterflies
Blooms In : Spring


Ilex X Festive
Ilex x 'Festive'

Dense, compact growing evergreen shrub. Rich deep green, spiny stiff foliage. Excellent foundation, hedge, specimen plant.
Spacing : 8 - 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, compact growing evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent foundation, hedge, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Rich deep green, spiny stiff foliage


Spiraea Snowmound
Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Arching deciduous shrub. Rounded, dark green leaves. Attractive accent, border or specimen plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Arching deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or specimen plant
Leaf Description : Rounded, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Bald Cypress Shawnee Brave
Taxodium distichum 'Shawnee Brave'

Narrow pyramidal upright tree. Bright-green feathery foliage. Attractive shade, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 50' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Narrow pyramidal upright tree
Seasonal : Bronze-brown fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, woodland garden tree
Leaf Description : Bright-green feathery foliage


Osmanthus Variegated
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Aureomarginatus'

Dense, rounded evergreen shrub. Holly-like, sharply toothed, yellow margined green leaves. Attractive shrub border, low hedge plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shrub border, low hedge plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Holly-like, sharply toothed, yellow margined green leaves
Blooms In : Late Summer to Fall


Helleborus Jacob
Helleborus niger 'HGC Jacob'

Compact. Smooth dark green. Containers, borders and woodland gardens.
Form : Compact
Item Usage : Containers, borders and woodland gardens
Leaf Description : Smooth dark green
Attraction : Deer resistant
Blooms In : Late November to January


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