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.


Yucca Texas - Giant White
Yucca carnerosana

Upright, evergreen desert plant. Wide, fleshy light-green, stiff blades. Attractive specimen, accent, rock garden, seaside plant.
Spacing : 10' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, evergreen desert plant
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, accent, rock garden, seaside plant
Tree Bark : Coarse, rough, dark gray-brown bark
Leaf Description : Wide, fleshy light-green, stiff blades
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Summer


Helleborus Jacob
Helleborus niger 'HGC Jacob'

Compact. Smooth dark green. Containers, borders and woodland gardens.
Form : Compact
Item Usage : Containers, borders and woodland gardens
Leaf Description : Smooth dark green
Attraction : Deer resistant
Blooms In : Late November to January


Wight's Compactum Holly
Ilex crenata 'Wight's Compactum'

Densely branched, compact evergreen shrub. Dark green, glossy foliage. Attractive hedge, accent, foundation or border plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Densely branched, compact evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, accent, foundation or border plant
Fruit Info : Black, glossy fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Palm Needle
Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Clump-forming palm. Fan-shaped, palmately lobed leaves. Good small garden specimen, container plant.
Spacing : 8-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming palm
Item Usage : Good small garden specimen, container plant
Leaf Description : Fan-shaped, palmately lobed leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Crabapple Sugar Tyme
Malus x 'Sugar Tyme'

Erect ornamental flowering tree. Slender, serrate dark green leaves. Attractive lawn or garden specimen.
Spacing : 20' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect ornamental flowering tree
Item Usage : Attractive lawn or garden specimen
Fruit Info : Clusters of red abundant, persistant fruit
Leaf Description : Slender, serrate dark green leaves
Blooms In : April


Vinca / Bowles Periwinkle
Vinca minor 'Bowles'

Vigorous trailing evergreen groundcover. Long, glossy dark green oval foliage. Attractive groundcover, bank or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous trailing evergreen groundcover
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, bank or massing plant
Leaf Description : Long, glossy dark green oval foliage
Blooms In : Mid-Spring to Fall


Hosta Sum And Substance / Lav.
Hosta 'Sum and Substance'

Clumping, mounding perennial. Large, glossy yellow-green leaves. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Large, glossy yellow-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Palm Sago
Cycas revoluta

Robust stemmed cycad. Dark green stiff, sharply pointed feather-like leaves. Attractive container, accent plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Robust stemmed cycad
Item Usage : Attractive container, accent plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid, yellow fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green stiff, sharply pointed feather-like leaves


Dogwood Samaritan Variegated
Cornus kousa ssp. chinensis 'Samzan' (Samaritan)

Broad, conical deciduous tree. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green w/creamy white margins. Effective specimen, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deep crimson-purple foliage in fall
Item Usage : Effective specimen, woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Raspberry-like, red fleshy fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green w/creamy white margins
Blooms In : Early Summer


Grass Miscanthus Gold Bar
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'

Upright, compact form. Dark green blades with dramatic gold banding. Attractive accent, border or mass planting.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, compact form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or mass planting
Leaf Description : Dark green blades with dramatic gold banding
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : October


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