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.


Grass Carex Ice Dance
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'

Clump-forming perennial. Grass-like dark green leaves w/creamy white margins. Good border, massing, natural settings plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Good border, massing, natural settings plant
Leaf Description : Grass-like dark green leaves w/creamy white margins


Illicium X Woodland Ruby
Illicium x 'Woodland Ruby'

Upright spreading evergreen shrub. Smooth textured mid-green aromatic foliage. Attractive accent, tall border, hedge plant.
Spacing : 6-8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright spreading evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, tall border, hedge plant
Leaf Description : Smooth textured mid-green aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Lig. 3 Ball Poodle
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'

Fast growing, evergreen shrub. Glossy, deep green, heavily textured leaves. Excellent trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, deep green, heavily textured leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Vib Leatherleaf
Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Vigorous, erect evergreen shrub. Oblong, very deeply veined, glossy dark green leaves. Good shrub border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 8'- 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, erect evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Good shrub border, woodland garden plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid red fruit, ripening to black
Leaf Description : Oblong, very deeply veined, glossy dark green leaves
Blooms In : Late Spring


Day Red Frankly Scarlet
Hemerocallis 'Frankly Scarlet'

Clump-forming perennial. Mid-green, strap-shaped foliage. Good bedding, border, massing plant.
Spacing : 18 - 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, strap-shaped foliage
Blooms In : All Summer, repeat bloomer


Ajuga Catlin's Giant / Blue
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant

Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial. Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage. Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive.
Spacing : 12 - 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial
Item Usage : Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive
Leaf Description : Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage
Blooms In : May


Hypericum Blue Velvet
Hypericum 'Blue Velvet'

Compact, mounding. Narrow, fragrant, silvery blue-green. Massing,ground cover,borders,containers,foundation.
Spacing : 3-4'
Water Use : Regular
Form : Compact, mounding
Item Usage : Massing,ground cover,borders,containers,foundation
Fruit Info : Bright red berries in fall
Leaf Description : Narrow, fragrant, silvery blue-green
Attraction : Heat and drought tolerant
Blooms In : June-fall


Nandina D. Sienna Sunrise
Nandina domestica 'Monfar'

Bushy evergreen shrub. Delicate, mid-green leaves, intense red new growth & winter. Good border, massing plant.
Spacing : 2-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Bushy evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Intense red fall and winter color
Item Usage : Good border, massing plant
Fruit Info : Red berries
Leaf Description : Delicate, mid-green leaves, intense red new growth & winter
Blooms In : Spring


Arborvitae Berkman's Gold
Thuja orientalis 'Berkman's Golden'

Upright form. Golden-yellow to yellow green scaly foliage. Good accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 5-8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Golden-yellow to yellow green scaly foliage


Black Gum Wildfire
Nyssa sylvatica 'Wildfire'

Dense, rounded form. Lustrous, glossy burgundy-green foliage. Great specimen, street tree.
Spacing : 20-30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, rounded form
Seasonal : Yellow, orange, red & purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Great specimen, street tree
Leaf Description : Lustrous, glossy burgundy-green foliage


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