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.


Oak Willow Park Grade
Quercus phellos

Spreading, pyramidal deciduous tree. Long, narrow willow-like, mid-green leaves. Attractive shade, lawn or specimen tree.
Spacing : 45' to 65' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, pyramidal deciduous tree
Seasonal : Dull yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, lawn or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Tree Bark : Smooth gray bark
Leaf Description : Long, narrow willow-like, mid-green leaves


Phormium Amazing Red
Phormium tenax 'Amazing Red'

Upright, fan-shaped clumping-form. Narrow, linear red leaves w/pink effects. Good container, vertical effect plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, fan-shaped clumping-form
Item Usage : Good container, vertical effect plant
Leaf Description : Narrow, linear red leaves w/pink effects


Geum Lady Stratheden / Yellow
Geum chiloense 'Lady Stratheden'

Dense, clump-forming wooly perennial. Heart-shaped, deeply lobed mid-green leaves. Attractive border, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, clump-forming wooly perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, deeply lobed mid-green leaves
Attraction : Cut flowers
Blooms In : Early to late summer


Abelia Mardi Gras Variegated
Abelia x grandiflora 'Mardi Gras'

Compact mouding. Pink tinged green and white variegated foliage. Massing, accent,foundation,containers.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact mouding
Seasonal : Evergreen,not as prone to losing variegation over time
Item Usage : Massing, accent,foundation,containers
Leaf Description : Pink tinged green and white variegated foliage
Attraction : Fragrant,excellent flowering,dramatic foliage,butterflies
Blooms In : Summer to frost


Echinacea Pow Wow Wild Berry
Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow Wild Berry'

Clump forming perennial. . Bedding/border planting, and cut flowers.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Bedding/border planting, and cut flowers
Attraction : Abundance of vibrant pink blooms
Blooms In : Summer


Haw. Rosalinda
Rhaphiolepis umbellata Rosalinda

. Dark green, thick foliage - Bronze new growth. Good for hedge, coastal areas.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Item Usage : Good for hedge, coastal areas
Leaf Description : Dark green, thick foliage - Bronze new growth
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Osmanthus Gulftide
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gulftide'

Dense, rounded evergreen shrub. Holly-like, sharply toothed, glossy dark green leaves. Attractive shrub border, low hedge plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shrub border, low hedge plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Holly-like, sharply toothed, glossy dark green leaves
Blooms In : Late Summer to Fall


Bamboo Black
Phyllostachys nigra

Clump-forming, upright evergreen bamboo. Lance-shaped, dark green leaves, lustrous black stems. Excellent screen, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Clump-forming, upright evergreen bamboo
Item Usage : Excellent screen, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, dark green leaves, lustrous black stems


Microbiota Decussata
Microbiota decussata

Prostrate evergreen shrub. Bright green foliage. Similar to Arborvitae.. Good groundcover, embankment, massing plant.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Prostrate evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Bronze Fall-Winter color
Item Usage : Good groundcover, embankment, massing plant
Leaf Description : Bright green foliage. Similar to Arborvitae.


Leyland Cypress
Cupressocyparis x leylandii

Fast growing, conical evergreen tree. Flat sprays of pointed, dark green, gray-tinged leaves. Attractive screen, hedging or specimen tree.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, conical evergreen tree
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedging or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Dark brown female cones
Tree Bark : Smooth when young, becoming stringy with age
Leaf Description : Flat sprays of pointed, dark green, gray-tinged leaves
Attraction : Graceful branching,bright green new foliage,attractive shape


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