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.


Blue Princess Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess'

Dense evergreen shrub. Blue-green foliage on purple-blue stems. Attractive accent, screen, massing plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen, massing plant
Fruit Info : Abundant red berries
Leaf Description : Blue-green foliage on purple-blue stems
Blooms In : Late Spring


Deutzia Gracillus Nikko Dwarf
Deutzia gracillis 'Nikko'

Upright, compact, fine textured shrub. Rich-green leaves. Attractive groundcover or container plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, compact, fine textured shrub
Seasonal : Purple fall color
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover or container plant
Leaf Description : Rich-green leaves
Blooms In : Spring to early summer


Torulosa Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa'

Upright, twisted evergreen shrub. Bright green foliage. Attractive accent or espalier plant.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, twisted evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent or espalier plant
Fruit Info : Round, blue-green glaucous berries
Leaf Description : Bright green foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Fern Dryopteris Dixie Wood
Dryopteris x australis Dixie Wood

Erect semi-evergreen clumping. Tall, dark green fronds. Great shady, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect semi-evergreen clumping
Item Usage : Great shady, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Tall, dark green fronds


Dawn Redwood Ogon
Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Ogon'

Upright, conical coniferous deciduous tree. Soft, golden-yellow foliage. Excellent specimen or street tree.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical coniferous deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen or street tree
Fruit Info : Ovoid, light-brown female cones
Tree Bark : Fibrous, orange-brown bark
Leaf Description : Soft, golden-yellow foliage


Palm Windmill
Trachycarpus fortunei

Hardy, evergreen palm. Fan-shaped, dark green leaves. Attractive house, patio or accent plant.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Hardy, evergreen palm
Item Usage : Attractive house, patio or accent plant
Fruit Info : Round, blue-black fruit
Tree Bark : Dark, dense, hairy, fiberous trunk
Leaf Description : Fan-shaped, dark green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Early Summer


Rhododendron Solidarity
Rhododendron 'Solidarity'

Compact evergreen flowering shrub. Dark green, leathery foliage. Attractive shady border, low hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 4-5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, low hedge or accent plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, leathery foliage
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Maple Bloodgood
Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood'

Small, ornamental deciduous tree. Deeply cut, 5-lobed, dark red-purple leaves. Background or specimen plant, container or patio tree.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Small, ornamental deciduous tree
Seasonal : Bright red Fall foliage
Item Usage : Background or specimen plant, container or patio tree
Fruit Info : Red winged fruit in late Summer
Leaf Description : Deeply cut, 5-lobed, dark red-purple leaves
Blooms In : Late Spring


Lonicera Sempervirens
Loincera sempervirens

trailing woody vine. Smooth, long, opposite. Good for fences, arbors, trellises.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : trailing woody vine
Item Usage : Good for fences, arbors, trellises
Fruit Info : orange/red berries attract wildlife in fall
Leaf Description : Smooth, long, opposite
Attraction : Attracts humming birds
Blooms In : Spring/Summer


Eichornia crassipes
Eichornia crassipes (Water Hyacinth)

Floating,upright,spreading clumps. Rosettes of rounded to ovate leaves with inflated,shiny,. Spawning pad and cover for fish,shade cover to help.
Water Use : Floating,deep water,oxygenator
Form : Floating,upright,spreading clumps
Item Usage : Spawning pad and cover for fish,shade cover to help
Fruit Info : stabilize water temps.,root system helps provide oxygen
Tree Bark : Long, purplish green roots hang down 12
Leaf Description : Rosettes of rounded to ovate leaves with inflated,shiny,
Attraction : pale green stalks
Blooms In : Summer


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