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.


Pear Asian Espalier
Pyrus hybrids

Narrow, columnar upright fruit tree. Ovate, dark green, glossy foliage. Attractive patio, container plant.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, columnar upright fruit tree
Item Usage : Attractive patio, container plant
Fruit Info : Full size, juicy pears in summer/fall
Leaf Description : Ovate, dark green, glossy foliage
Blooms In : Mid-spring


Yaupon Bordeaux Dwarf Holly
Ilex vomitoria 'Bordeaux'

Dense, spreading, mounding evergreen shrub. Small, lustrous dark green leaves, new growth is maroon. Attractive accent, low hedge or border plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, spreading, mounding evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Maroon Winter foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, low hedge or border plant
Leaf Description : Small, lustrous dark green leaves, new growth is maroon
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Grass Panicum Dewey Blue
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'

Upright,arching. Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves. Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control.
Spacing : 2-3'
Water Use : Prefers dry to average moisture
Form : Upright,arching
Seasonal : Year round interest with dried seed heads,etc.
Item Usage : Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control
Leaf Description : Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, deer resistant,erosion control
Blooms In : Fall


Redbud Forest Pansy Park Grade
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Small, rounded deciduous tree. Heart-shaped, deep red-purple leaves maturing to green. Attractive accent, lawn or garden specimen.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Small, rounded deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, lawn or garden specimen
Fruit Info : Flattened pods
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, deep red-purple leaves maturing to green
Blooms In : Spring


Encore Az. Twist - White-Pink
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Twist'

Dense, upright evergreen azalea. Dark green pointed, rich foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, upright evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green pointed, rich foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Euo. Boxleaf Microphylla
Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus'

Dwarf, compact evergreen shrub. Dark-green, tiny, narrow leaves. Excellent border, low hedge plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, compact evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent border, low hedge plant
Leaf Description : Dark-green, tiny, narrow leaves


Kale Red / Nagoya
Brassica oleracea 'Nagoya Red'

Erect, branching perennial grown as annual. Finely cut, dark purple-red foliage. Excellent border, massing, display plant.
Spacing : 12-15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, branching perennial grown as annual
Seasonal : Color is enhanced by cool temperatures - Below 50 Deg. F
Item Usage : Excellent border, massing, display plant
Leaf Description : Finely cut, dark purple-red foliage


Leucothoe Axillaris Curly Red
Leucothoe axillaris 'Curly Red'

Dense, compact form. Thick, leathery curly bronzy green leaves - Red new growth. Good shady garden, bank, massing plant.
Spacing : 1-2 Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, compact form
Seasonal : Deep red fall foliage
Item Usage : Good shady garden, bank, massing plant
Leaf Description : Thick, leathery curly bronzy green leaves - Red new growth
Blooms In : Spring


Day Orange Leprechauns Wealth
Hemerocallis 'Leprechauns Wealth'

Clump-forming perennial. Dark green, strap-shaped leaves. Attractive bedding, border, massing plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, strap-shaped leaves
Blooms In : June - July / Re-bloomer


Verticillata Jim Dandy / Male
Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'

Dwarf, upright, rounded, slow growing shrub. Glossy, dark green leaves. Generally grown as a pollinator for female Winterberries.
Spacing : 6'- 8' Apart
Water Use : Heavy
Form : Dwarf, upright, rounded, slow growing shrub
Seasonal : Purple-green to yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Generally grown as a pollinator for female Winterberries
Fruit Info : Effective low hedge, good shrub for wet soils, pondside
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green leaves
Attraction : One male plant will pollinate 9-10 female plants
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


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