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.


Sarcococca Humilis
Sarcococca humilis

Spreading, evergreen shrub. Narrow, dark green glossy leaves. Excellent shady groundcover, low informal hedge.
Spacing : 3' To 4'
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Spreading, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent shady groundcover, low informal hedge
Fruit Info : Round, glossy black fruit
Leaf Description : Narrow, dark green glossy leaves
Blooms In : Early Spring


Herb Peppermint
Mentha x piperita

Spreading perennial herb. Fragant, toothed hairy green foliage, reddish-purple stems. Great herb garden, perennial garden, medicinal,culinary use.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading perennial herb
Item Usage : Great herb garden, perennial garden, medicinal,culinary use
Leaf Description : Fragant, toothed hairy green foliage, reddish-purple stems
Blooms In : Mid-summer


Lamium Beacon Silver Pink
Lamium mac. Beacon Silver

Rapid spreading, leafy foliage perennial. Silvery foliage with narrow green margins. Attractive groundcover, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 15" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rapid spreading, leafy foliage perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Silvery foliage with narrow green margins
Blooms In : Summer


Echium Red Feathers
Echium amoenum 'Red Feathers'

Clump forming perennial. . Dry/Dune landscape plantings.
Spacing : 18" apart
Water Use : Drought tolerant
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Dry/Dune landscape plantings
Attraction : Drought tolerant
Blooms In : Spring/fall


Centennial Girl Holly
Ilex x Centennial Girl

Upright, pyramidal form. Mid-green, spiny foliage. Good hedge, specimen, screening plant.
Spacing : 8 - 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, pyramidal form
Item Usage : Good hedge, specimen, screening plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, spiny foliage


Hemlock Canadian
Tsuga canadensis

Broad, conical coniferous evergreen tree. Linear, flat mid-green leaves. Excellent specimen, hedge or screening plant.
Spacing : 20' To 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, conical coniferous evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, hedge or screening plant
Fruit Info : Oblong, conial female cones
Tree Bark : Deeply furrowed, purplish-gray bark
Leaf Description : Linear, flat mid-green leaves


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


Rosemary Arp Upright
Rosemarinus officinalis 'Arp'

Clumping form. Thick, gray-green needle-like foliage, extremely fragrant. Good herb, perennial garden plant, medicinal, culinary use.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping form
Item Usage : Good herb, perennial garden plant, medicinal, culinary use
Leaf Description : Thick, gray-green needle-like foliage, extremely fragrant
Attraction : More cold hardy than most,deer resistant, waterwise
Blooms In : Summer


Scotchbroom Burkwoodii Red
Cytisus scoparius 'Burkwoodii'

Rounded, shrubby form. Small, narrow dark green leaves. Good border, naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, 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


Rhododendron Assorted
Rhododendron Hybrids

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


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