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.


Cryptomeria Globosa Nana
Cryptomeria japonica 'Globosa Nana'

Rounded, mounding form. Bluish-green needle-like foliage. Good speciman, accent plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, mounding form
Seasonal : Rusty-red winter color
Item Usage : Good speciman, accent plant
Leaf Description : Bluish-green needle-like foliage


Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum

Pyramidal, broad deciduous tree. Bright-green feathery foliage. Attractive shade, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 50' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Pyramidal, broad deciduous tree
Seasonal : Orange-brown fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, woodland garden tree
Tree Bark : Fibrous, reddish-brown to gray bark
Leaf Description : Bright-green feathery foliage


Boxwood True Spreader
Buxus microphylla 'True Spreader'

Rounded, mounding form. Deep green, leathery leaves retain color all year. Excellent foundation, accent, formal, hedge plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, mounding form
Item Usage : Excellent foundation, accent, formal, hedge plant
Leaf Description : Deep green, leathery leaves retain color all year


Hosta Blue Mouse Ears / Lav
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears / Lavender

Clump,mounding perennial. Small velvet blue green oval leaves. Container,border plant, or shade garden.
Spacing : 8"-12" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump,mounding perennial
Item Usage : Container,border plant, or shade garden
Leaf Description : Small velvet blue green oval leaves
Attraction : Low growing and thick steel blue foliage
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Podocarpus Macrophyllus
Podocarpus macrophyllus

Conical, pest-free evergreen tree. Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves. Attractive entryway, container, hedge or espalier.
Spacing : 25' X 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical, pest-free evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive entryway, container, hedge or espalier
Fruit Info : Ovoid, reddish-purple fruit in fall
Leaf Description : Flat, pointed, glossy, dark green leaves


Pine Japanese Black
Pinus thunbergii

Conical, becoming rounded, evergreen tree. Long, rich green needles. Attractive container, bonsai, or accent plant.
Spacing : 25' to 35' Apart
Water Use : Drought tolerant
Form : Conical, becoming rounded, evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive container, bonsai, or accent plant
Fruit Info : Long-ovoid, green-brown cones
Tree Bark : Dark, purplish-gray bark
Leaf Description : Long, rich green needles
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Grass Cortaderia Dwarf Pampas
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'

Vigorous, clumping perennial grass. Long strap-like arching leaf blades. Attractive shrub border, foundation or accent plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Vigorous, clumping perennial grass
Item Usage : Attractive shrub border, foundation or accent plant
Leaf Description : Long strap-like arching leaf blades
Attraction : Salt tolerant, Dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer


Cam X April Rose
Camellia x 'April Rose'

Compact form. Dark green, thick foliage. Attractive specimen, accent plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact form
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, accent plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, thick foliage
Blooms In : Mid spring


Grass Carex Pennsylvanica
Carex Pennsylvanica'

Low growing clump forming perennial. . Landscape and under Oak trees.
Spacing : 14-18" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Landscape and under Oak trees
Attraction : Drought tolerant
Blooms In : May


Vib Tinus Spirit
Viburnum tinus 'Spirit'

Upright compact form. Small, dark green leaves - Red-purple stems - Evergreen. Good bedding, border, container plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright compact form
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, container plant
Fruit Info : Blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Small, dark green leaves - Red-purple stems - Evergreen
Blooms In : Late Winter - Early Spring


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