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.


Lobelia siphilitica / blue
Lobelia siphilitica Blue Cardinal Flower

Clump-forming perennial. Broad, lance-shaped iregularly toothed light green leaves. Effective near water, or mixed or herbaceous border.
Spacing : 15" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Effective near water, or mixed or herbaceous border
Leaf Description : Broad, lance-shaped iregularly toothed light green leaves
Blooms In : Late summer to mid-autumn


Grass Calamagrostis K.Foerster
Calmagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Clump-forming perennial grass. Arching linear, flat, slightly glossy mid-green leaves. Excellent in a herbaceous or mixed border.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial grass
Item Usage : Excellent in a herbaceous or mixed border
Leaf Description : Arching linear, flat, slightly glossy mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid and late Summer


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


Dianthus Firewitch Pnk-Rd
Dianthus grat. Firewitch

Dense, flowering perennial. Compact, blue-green grass-like foliage. Attractive accent, border or container plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Compact, blue-green grass-like foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : May - June


Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa Compacta

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


Vib Leatherleaf
Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Vigorous, erect evergreen shrub. Oblong, very deeply veined, glossy dark green leaves. Good shrub border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 8'- 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, erect evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Good shrub border, woodland garden plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid red fruit, ripening to black
Leaf Description : Oblong, very deeply veined, glossy dark green leaves
Blooms In : Late Spring


Boxwood Green Mountain
Buxus x 'Green Mountain'

Dense, pyramidal-oval form. Oblong, dark green glossy leaves. Attractive foundation, small hedge, border plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, pyramidal-oval form
Seasonal : Golden winter color
Item Usage : Attractive foundation, small hedge, border plant
Leaf Description : Oblong, dark green glossy leaves


Maple Red Laceleaf
Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum

Mounding, weeping, deciduous small tree. Deeply dissected, red-purple leaves. Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, weeping, deciduous small tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant
Fruit Info : Red, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Deeply dissected, red-purple leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Rhododendron Anna H. Hall
Rhododendron 'Anna H. Hall'

Compact, dense, low-growing evergreen shrub. Narrowly-elliptic, dark-green leaves. Attractive shady garden, informal low hedge, accent plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, dense, low-growing evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady garden, informal low hedge, accent plant
Leaf Description : Narrowly-elliptic, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Encore Az. Royalty - Purple
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Royalty'

Upright, globose form. Large, dark green hairy foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, globose form
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Large, dark green hairy foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then summer, then fall


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