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.


Encore Az. Sunset - Red
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Sunset'

Compact evergreen azalea. Dark green, hairy foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green, hairy foliage
Blooms In : In Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Dogwood Pink
Cornus florida 'Rubra'

Wide spreading deciduous tree. Slightly twisted, mid-green leaves. Attractive specimen or accent tree.
Spacing : 25' To 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Wide spreading deciduous tree
Seasonal : Crimson-red fall foliage color
Item Usage : Attractive specimen or accent tree
Fruit Info : Red berries late summer to fall
Leaf Description : Slightly twisted, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Dogwood Kousa Milky Way
Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'

Broad, conical deciduous tree. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green leaves. Effective specimen, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular, do not overwater
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 leaves
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Early Summer


Geranium Rozanne
Geranium X 'Rozanne'

Clump-forming perennial. Deeply dissected, dark green leaves. Good bedding, border, massing, container plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, massing, container plant
Leaf Description : Deeply dissected, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Early Summer - Fall


China Boy Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'China Boy'

Rounded evergreen shrub. Mid-green glossy foliage. Attractive accent, hedge, massing or specimen plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, hedge, massing or specimen plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green glossy foliage


Pachysandra
Pachysandra terminalis

Spreading, evergreen perennial groundcover. Coarsly toothed, dark green leaves. Attractive groundcover or shrub border, woodland plant.
Spacing : 6" To 12" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, evergreen perennial groundcover
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover or shrub border, woodland plant
Leaf Description : Coarsly toothed, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Early summer


Vinca / Major Variegated
Vinca major 'Variegata'

Prostrate, trailing evergreen subshrub. Lance-shaped, elliptic gray-green leaves with creamy margins. Useful groundcover, shrub border, container plant.
Spacing : 3' - 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Prostrate, trailing evergreen subshrub
Item Usage : Useful groundcover, shrub border, container plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, elliptic gray-green leaves with creamy margins
Blooms In : Mid-Spring to Fall


Dogwood Baileyi
Cornus 'Baileyi'

Multi-stemmed, loose, rounded form. Dark green lanceolate leaves, hairy underneath. Good massing, hedge, barrier or naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Multi-stemmed, loose, rounded form
Seasonal : Bright red stems in winter
Item Usage : Good massing, hedge, barrier or naturalizing plant
Fruit Info : Blue ovoid fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green lanceolate leaves, hairy underneath
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Late Spring


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


Grass Panicum Dewey Blue
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'

Upright,arching. Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves. Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control.
Spacing : 2-3'
Water Use : Prefers dry to average moisture
Form : Upright,arching
Seasonal : Year round interest with dried seed heads,etc.
Item Usage : Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control
Leaf Description : Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, deer resistant,erosion control
Blooms In : Fall


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