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.


Spearmint Juniper 2Ball Poodle
Juniperus chinensis 'Spearmint'

Compact, dense columnar evergreen shrub. Rich green foliage. Attractive accent, hedge or trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, dense columnar evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, hedge or trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Rich green foliage


Lobelia Magadi's Blue
Lobelia erinus 'Magadi Blue'

Trailing. Glossy, bright green. Borders, containers, massing, groundcover.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Trailing
Seasonal : Most heat resistant to date, blooms spring through fall
Item Usage : Borders, containers, massing, groundcover
Fruit Info : OK to shear back mid summer for fall rebloom
Leaf Description : Glossy, bright green
Attraction : Brilliant blue flowers, deer resistant
Blooms In : Spring through fall - usually prefers cooler weather


Magnolia Grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora

Pyramidal, flowering evergreen tree. Leathery, glossy dark green leaves with rusty-hairy undersid. Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 40' to 60' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Pyramidal, flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Leathery, glossy dark green leaves with rusty-hairy undersid
Blooms In : Summer


Sweet Gum Slender Silhouette
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

Narrow, columnar form. Dark green, shiny foliage. Attractive lawn, hedge tree.
Spacing : 30'Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, columnar form
Seasonal : Yellow to reddish-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, hedge tree
Tree Bark : Furrowed grey-brown bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, shiny foliage
Blooms In : Late spring


Fern Athyrium Jap. Regal Red
Athyrium niponicum variegatum pictum 'Regal red'

Erect, spreading fern. Ruffled, dark-violet centered, silver-edged fronds. Attractive accent plant.
Spacing : 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, spreading fern
Item Usage : Attractive accent plant
Leaf Description : Ruffled, dark-violet centered, silver-edged fronds


Dogwood Kousa
Cornus kousa

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
Blooms In : Early Summer


Blue Maid Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Maid'

Upright, evergreen shrub. Oval, lustrous, dark-green leaves with spiny teeth. Attractive hedge or border plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge or border plant
Fruit Info : Bright red berries
Leaf Description : Oval, lustrous, dark-green leaves with spiny teeth
Blooms In : Late Spring


Ilex X Aspire
Ilex x 'Aspire'

Ovate form. Dark green glossy foliage. Good accent, specimen, hedge plant.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Ovate form
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen, hedge plant
Leaf Description : Dark green glossy foliage


Oak Red
Quercus rubra

Fast growing, spreading deciduous tree. Dark green, deeply lobed leaves. Excellent shade, lawn, specimen tree.
Spacing : 60' to 80' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, spreading deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow to red-brown fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent shade, lawn, specimen tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Tree Bark : Smooth, grayish-brown bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, deeply lobed leaves


Maple - Autumn Blaze
Acer rubrum 'Autumn Blaze'

Oval to round deciduous tree. Three to five lobed shiny green foliage. Shade or specimen tree.
Spacing : 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Oval to round deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant-red Fall foliage
Item Usage : Shade or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Red winged fruit in late Spring
Leaf Description : Three to five lobed shiny green foliage
Blooms In : Early Spring


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