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.


Tropical Agave Cornelius
Agave 'Cornelius'

Low rosette. Wide yellow margins on green leaves. Specimen, containers, salt and drought tolerant.
Spacing : 2'to3' apart
Water Use : Low
Form : Low rosette
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Specimen, containers, salt and drought tolerant
Leaf Description : Wide yellow margins on green leaves
Attraction : Showy foliage


Hosta Golden Tiara / Lavender
Hosta 'Golden Tiara'

Clumping, mounding perennial. Heart-shaped, mid-green leaves with yellow irregular margins. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, mid-green leaves with yellow irregular margins
Blooms In : August


East Palatka Holly Tree Form
Ilex x attenuata 'East Palatka'

Loose, pyramidal evergreen tree. Rounded dull-green leaves. Attractive accent, screen or border.
Spacing : 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Loose, pyramidal evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen or border
Fruit Info : Abundant red berries in fall
Leaf Description : Rounded dull-green leaves


Rhododendron Vulcan Red
Rhododendron 'Vulcan'

Compact evergreen shrub. Leathery dark green foliage. Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Leathery dark green foliage
Blooms In : Early Spring


Ilex X Christmas Jewel
Ilex x 'Christmas Jewel'

Upright, dense pyramidal form. Dark green, glossy foliage. Good specimen, accent, hedge plant.
Spacing : 15-20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, dense pyramidal form
Item Usage : Good specimen, accent, hedge plant
Fruit Info : Large, bright red berries - No pollinator needed
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy foliage


Acorus calamus
Acorus calamus

Upright herbaceous perennial. Dark green, sword-like aromatic leaves. Good watergarden, naturalizing, wet location plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Upright herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Good watergarden, naturalizing, wet location plant
Fruit Info : tolerates acidic cond.,food for waterfowl
Leaf Description : Dark green, sword-like aromatic leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Fruit Blueberry Bluecrop
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Bluecrop'

Upright, open form. Dark green foliage. Good edible fruit, canning, freezing or landscape plant.
Spacing : 6-8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, open form
Seasonal : Burgundy fall foliage
Item Usage : Good edible fruit, canning, freezing or landscape plant
Fruit Info : Large, light blue fruit in late summer
Leaf Description : Dark green foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Hinoki Cypress Compact Patio
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Compacta'

Dwarf, dense pyramidal coniferous evergreen tree. Blunt, dark green fern-like foliage. Excellent specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, dense pyramidal coniferous evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent tree
Fruit Info : Green female cones / Orange-brown male cones
Tree Bark : Soft, stringy bark
Leaf Description : Blunt, dark green fern-like foliage


Redbud Appalachian Red
Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red'

Spreading, multi-stemmed deciduous tree. Heart-shaped, dark green foliage matures to blue-green. Attractive accent, garden or lawn specimen.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, multi-stemmed deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, garden or lawn specimen
Fruit Info : Flattened pods
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, dark green foliage matures to blue-green
Blooms In : Early spring


Oak Water
Quercus nigra

Broadly conical deciduous tree. Dark green, 3-lobed leaves. Good specimen, shade tree.
Spacing : 35' To 50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broadly conical deciduous tree
Item Usage : Good specimen, shade tree
Fruit Info : Round acorns
Tree Bark : Smooth brown to dark gray bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, 3-lobed leaves


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