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.


Scotchbroom Lena Red
Cytisus scoparius 'Lena'

Compact shrubby form. Small, narrow dark green leaves. Good border, naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact shrubby form
Item Usage : Good border, naturalizing plant
Fruit Info : Small flat pods
Leaf Description : Small, narrow dark green leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Barberry Crimson Pygmy
Berberis thunbergii 'Crimson Pygmy'

Low growing, mounding deciduous shrub. Small, deep-reddish-purple leaves. Attractive groundcover, low hedge, specimen, container plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, mounding deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Leaves turn amber with cool weather
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, low hedge, specimen, container plant
Fruit Info : Red berries in fall and winter
Leaf Description : Small, deep-reddish-purple leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Yucca Banana Split
Yucca recurvifolia 'Monca'

Clumping form. Broad golden-yellow strip with gray green margins-strap-like. Attractive accent, container, focal point.
Spacing : 6'-8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use; can be reduced after establishment
Form : Clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, container, focal point
Leaf Description : Broad golden-yellow strip with gray green margins-strap-like
Attraction : Drought tolerant, deer resistant
Blooms In : Spring


Cedrus Deodara Mitsch Blue
Cedrus deodara 'Mitsch Blue'

Conical, spreading coniferous evergreen tree. Blue-green needle-like foliage. Excellent screening, specimen or accent tree.
Spacing : 30' To 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical, spreading coniferous evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent screening, specimen or accent tree
Fruit Info : Barrel-shaped, glaucous cones
Leaf Description : Blue-green needle-like foliage


Spiraea Anthony Waterer
Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'

Compact, low growing deciduous shrub. Sharply toothed, dark green leaves, bronze when young. Attractive accent, foundation or border plant.
Spacing : 4' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, low growing deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Reddish-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, foundation or border plant
Leaf Description : Sharply toothed, dark green leaves, bronze when young
Blooms In : Mid and Late Summer


Dogwood Silky
Cornus amomum

Semi-erect deciduous shrub. Broadly elliptical, dark green foliage. Good woodland garden, wet soil plant.
Spacing : 12-15' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Semi-erect deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good woodland garden, wet soil plant
Fruit Info : Pale blue berries turn black
Leaf Description : Broadly elliptical, dark green foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Spring


Nandina D. Sienna Sunrise
Nandina domestica 'Monfar'

Bushy evergreen shrub. Delicate, mid-green leaves, intense red new growth & winter. Good border, massing plant.
Spacing : 2-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Bushy evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Intense red fall and winter color
Item Usage : Good border, massing plant
Fruit Info : Red berries
Leaf Description : Delicate, mid-green leaves, intense red new growth & winter
Blooms In : Spring


Boxwood Dee Runk
Buxus sempervirens 'Dee Runk'

Narrow, upright columnar evergreen shrub. Small, glossy dark-green foliage. Execellent accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 3' to 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, upright columnar evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Execellent accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Small, glossy dark-green foliage
Attraction : Deer resistant


Maple - Red Rocket
Acer rubrum 'Red Rocket'

Narrow, coulnar form. Small, lobed, dark green foliage - Red new growth. Excellent specimen, shade, hedge tree.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, coulnar form
Seasonal : Bright red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, shade, hedge tree
Leaf Description : Small, lobed, dark green foliage - Red new growth


Jasmine Asiatic
Trachelospermum asiaticum

Evergreen trailing vine. Dark green, glossy leaves. Good massing, bank, street plant.
Spacing : 8-12" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Evergreen trailing vine
Item Usage : Good massing, bank, street plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Late Spring


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