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.


Lig. Recurvifolia
Ligustrum japonicum 'Recurvifolium'

Upright, heavily branched evergreen shrub. Glossy dark green foliage with twist at tip. Attractive screen, hedge or border plant.
Spacing : 8' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, heavily branched evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedge or border plant
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green foliage with twist at tip
Blooms In : Spring


Dogwood Pagoda / Alternifolia
Cornus alternifolia

Multi-stemmed, spreading deciduous shrub. Ovate, mid-green leaves. Excellent woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Multi-stemmed, spreading deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Red and purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent woodland garden plant
Fruit Info : Round, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Early Summer


Perovskia Atrip. Ltl Spire
Perovskia atrip. Ltl Spire

Stiff, upright form. Coarsely toothed, aromatic silvery gray-green leaves. Excellent perennial garden, border plant.
Spacing : 15-18" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Stiff, upright form
Item Usage : Excellent perennial garden, border plant
Leaf Description : Coarsely toothed, aromatic silvery gray-green leaves
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer thru Fall


Aquilegia Winky Blue & White
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Blue & White'

Compact, mound forming. . Bedding plants, and borders.
Spacing : 1-2' apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mound forming
Item Usage : Bedding plants, and borders
Blooms In : May-June


Nandina Gulf Stream
Nandina domestica 'Gulfstream'

Compact growing, dense evergreen shrub. Copper leaves mature to soft green. Attractive border, foundation or massing plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact growing, dense evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Orange-red foliage in Winter
Item Usage : Attractive border, foundation or massing plant
Leaf Description : Copper leaves mature to soft green
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus

Clump forming, tufted evergreen perennial. Narrowly linear, dark green grass-like foliage. Attractive groundcover, border edging, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, tufted evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, border edging, rock garden plant
Fruit Info : Rounded, blue-black berries
Leaf Description : Narrowly linear, dark green grass-like foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Taxus Irish
Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata'

Columnar evergreen large shrub / Small tree. Linear, glossy dark-green radially set leaves. Attractive specimen, hedge or topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Columnar evergreen large shrub / Small tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, hedge or topiary plant
Fruit Info : Single green seeds w/juicy sweet red 1/2" arils
Tree Bark : Scaly, brown-purple bark
Leaf Description : Linear, glossy dark-green radially set leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Cyperus haspans
Cyperus haspan 'Viviperous'

Small, clump forming perennial. Round leafless stems bear glossy green umbels. At the margins of a pond, bog garden or in containers.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Keep wet
Form : Small, clump forming perennial
Item Usage : At the margins of a pond, bog garden or in containers
Leaf Description : Round leafless stems bear glossy green umbels
Attraction : Good in dried arrangements
Blooms In : Summer


Cham. Kings Gold Threadbranch
Chamaecyparis pisifera aurea 'King's Gold'

Dwarf coniferous evergreen shrub. Weeping, thread-like golden yellow foliage. Attractive specimen or border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf coniferous evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive specimen or border plant
Leaf Description : Weeping, thread-like golden yellow foliage


Cam Jap. Debutante
Camellia japonica 'Debutante'

Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub. Shiny dark-green, oval leaves. Attractive accent, border, container plant.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, upright evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Shiny dark-green, oval leaves
Blooms In : Late Winter thru Spring


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