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.


Sambucus Black Lace
Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'

Large shrub / Small tree. Dark purple-black, finely dissected foliage. Great shrub border, small garden plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Large shrub / Small tree
Item Usage : Great shrub border, small garden plant
Fruit Info : Black berry-like fruit
Leaf Description : Dark purple-black, finely dissected foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Tropical Agave Calamar
Agave bracteosa 'Calamar'

Upright. Spineless green leaves arch upright recurving at tips. Specimen, containers, rock beds.
Spacing : 2' Apart
Water Use : Low native to limestone cliffs in Northeastern Mexico
Form : Upright
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Specimen, containers, rock beds
Leaf Description : Spineless green leaves arch upright recurving at tips
Attraction : Curving foliage


Loropetalum Purple Pixie
Loropetalum chinense 'Purple Pixie'

Compact growing, arching, dwarf evergreen shrub. Dark purple-burgundy foliage. Attractive accent, screen, low hedge or groundcover plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact growing, arching, dwarf evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen, low hedge or groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Dark purple-burgundy foliage
Blooms In : Late Winter to early Spring


Boxwood American 3 Ball Poodle
Buxus sempervirens

Slow growing, compact evergreen shrub. Dark green oval leaves. Attractive specimen, hedge, trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Slow growing, compact evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, hedge, trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Dark green oval leaves


Rhododendron Nova Zembla
Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'

Broad, spreading evergreen shrub. Medium-sized mid-green leaves. Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 6' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, spreading evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Medium-sized mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Late Spring


Euphorbia Bonfire
Euphorbia polychroma 'Bonfire'

Rounded mounding form. Oblong green new growth matures to rich maroon-red. Good border, edging, container plant.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded mounding form
Item Usage : Good border, edging, container plant
Leaf Description : Oblong green new growth matures to rich maroon-red
Blooms In : Spring


Verbena Aztec Red Velvet
Verbena 'Aztec Red Velvet'

Spreading, trailing annual. Dark green, textured foliage. Good border, groundcover, massing plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, trailing annual
Item Usage : Good border, groundcover, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, textured foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Leucothoe Axillaris Curly Red
Leucothoe axillaris 'Curly Red'

Dense, compact form. Thick, leathery curly bronzy green leaves - Red new growth. Good shady garden, bank, massing plant.
Spacing : 1-2 Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, compact form
Seasonal : Deep red fall foliage
Item Usage : Good shady garden, bank, massing plant
Leaf Description : Thick, leathery curly bronzy green leaves - Red new growth
Blooms In : Spring


Blue Prince Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince'

Broad, pyramidal evergreen shrub. Blue-green glossy leaves on purple stems. Attractive accent, screen or specimen plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, pyramidal evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen or specimen plant
Leaf Description : Blue-green glossy leaves on purple stems


Willow Weeping Niobe
Salix alba 'Tristis'

Broad spreading, weeping deciduous tree. Lance-shaped, tapered dull green leaves on yellow stems. Attractive shade, screen or specimen tree.
Spacing : 40' to 50' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Broad spreading, weeping deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, screen or specimen tree
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, tapered dull green leaves on yellow stems


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