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.


Pine Weeping Red
Pinus densiflora 'Pendula'

Upright, weeping evergreen tree. Slender, bright green needles. Attractive specimen, accent plant.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, weeping evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, accent plant
Fruit Info : Long, yellow-brown female cones
Tree Bark : Reddish-brown bark matures to gray
Leaf Description : Slender, bright green needles


Leptinella Platt's Black Yllw
Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'

Mat-forming groundcover. Small fern-like purple-grey foliage. Use as groundcover, around walkways,flagstone.
Spacing : 12" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mat-forming groundcover
Item Usage : Use as groundcover, around walkways,flagstone
Leaf Description : Small fern-like purple-grey foliage
Blooms In : Spring-Summer


Maple Emperor 1
Acer palmatum 'Red Emperor'(Also called Emperor 1)

Broad rounded small tree. Palmate, rich burgundy in spring & summer - deep red fall. Specimen, container, landscape.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Evenly moist
Form : Broad rounded small tree
Seasonal : Summer and fall foliage - winter shape
Item Usage : Specimen, container, landscape
Tree Bark : Smooth grey
Leaf Description : Palmate, rich burgundy in spring & summer - deep red fall
Attraction : Beautiful foliage, great shape & size
Blooms In : Spring


Marigold Taishan Orange
Tagetes erecta 'Taishan Orange'

Mounding. Dark green aromatic foliage. Good bedding, border, massing plant.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Itea Henry's Garnet
Itea virginica 'Henry's Garnet'

Upright growing flowering shrub. Finely toothed, dark green leaves. Attractive border, accent or container plant.
Spacing : 4' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright growing flowering shrub
Seasonal : Brilliant red-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent or container plant
Leaf Description : Finely toothed, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Ginkgo Fairmount
Ginkgo biloba 'Fairmount'

Upright pyramidal form. Green fan-shaped leaves with scalloped edges. Attractive street, accent or light shade tree.
Spacing : 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright pyramidal form
Seasonal : Golden yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive street, accent or light shade tree
Leaf Description : Green fan-shaped leaves with scalloped edges


Monarda Raspberry Wine / Red
Monarda didyma 'Raspberry Wine'

Clump-forming perennial. Lance-shaped, dull mid-green leaves. Excellent perennial border plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Excellent perennial border plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, dull mid-green leaves
Attraction : Bees, Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Mid-Summer to early Fall


Agave Century Plant
Agave americana

Clump-forming succulent. Spiny tipped, grey-green leathery foliage. Rock garden, container plant.
Spacing : 6 To 10' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Clump-forming succulent
Item Usage : Rock garden, container plant
Fruit Info : Capsule-like pods, black seeds
Leaf Description : Spiny tipped, grey-green leathery foliage
Blooms In : Late Summer


Amelanchier Autumn Brilliance
Amelanchier x grandiflora 'Autumn Brilliance'

Spreading, shrubby deciduous tree. Ovate, bronze leaves with hairy undersides, mature to green. Grow at the edge of woodland, shrub border, specimen.
Spacing : 20' - 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, shrubby deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Grow at the edge of woodland, shrub border, specimen
Fruit Info : Blue-black, sweet juicy fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, bronze leaves with hairy undersides, mature to green
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Spring


Day Lavender Vista
Hemerocallis 'Lavender Vista'

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


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