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.


Sedum Dragon's Blood
Sedum spurium 'Dragon's Blood'

Mat-forming groundcover. Dark red, rounded fleshy foliage. Good rock garden, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mat-forming groundcover
Seasonal : Glowing red fall foliage
Item Usage : Good rock garden, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Dark red, rounded fleshy foliage
Blooms In : Late summer


Pine Mugho Pumilo
Pinus mugo var. pumilio

Compact, mounding form. Short, stiff, dark green needles. Attractive specimen, border or accent plant.
Spacing : 6' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding form
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, border or accent plant
Fruit Info : Dark brown cones
Leaf Description : Short, stiff, dark green needles
Attraction : Salt, wind tolerant


Maple Inaba - Shidare
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba Shidare'

Rounded, weeping, deciduous tree. Red lacy, deeply cut foliage. Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, weeping, deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant
Fruit Info : Reddish-purple winged fruit
Leaf Description : Red lacy, deeply cut foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Viola Labradorica Blue
Viola labradorica

Spreading, clumping form. Heart to kidney-shaped, finely toothed dark purple foliage. Attractive woodland, shady garden plant.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive woodland, shady garden plant
Leaf Description : Heart to kidney-shaped, finely toothed dark purple foliage
Blooms In : April - May


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


Pistachia Chinese
Pistacia chinensis

Broad, rounded, spreading decidous tree. Elliptic, toothed leathery, glossy dark green leaves. Attractive lawn, specimen or patio tree.
Spacing : 45' Apart
Water Use : Drought tolerant
Form : Broad, rounded, spreading decidous tree
Seasonal : Red, orange, or yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, specimen or patio tree
Fruit Info : Round, red fruit matures to blue
Leaf Description : Elliptic, toothed leathery, glossy dark green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Mid - late spring


Gir. Crimson Azalea
Azalea 'Girard's Crimson'

Compact, evergreen azalea. Dark green, rounded foliage. Attractive massing, accent plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, evergreen azalea
Seasonal : Brilliant dark red fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive massing, accent plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, rounded foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Cedar Blue Atlas Serpentine
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'

Weeping, wide-spreading evergreen tree. Steely-blue needle-like foliage. Excellent accent, trained specimen tree.
Spacing : 80' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Weeping, wide-spreading evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent accent, trained specimen tree
Fruit Info : Cones throughout the year
Leaf Description : Steely-blue needle-like foliage


Grass Hakonechloa Mac. Aureola
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Mounding, spreading clumping form. Arching, linear leaves; Bright yellow w/narrow green stripes. Excellent front of border, edging, woodland or container.
Spacing : 1' To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, spreading clumping form
Seasonal : Red-flushed fall color
Item Usage : Excellent front of border, edging, woodland or container
Leaf Description : Arching, linear leaves; Bright yellow w/narrow green stripes
Blooms In : Late Summer to mid-Autumn


Fern Cyrtomium Holly
Cyrtomium falcatum

Clump-forming, mounding fern. Large, dark green glossy leaflets resemble holly leaves. Attractive groundcover or accent plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, mounding fern
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover or accent plant
Leaf Description : Large, dark green glossy leaflets resemble holly leaves


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