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.


Plum Thundercloud
Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud'

Upright, rounded deciduous tree. Deep, dark-purple foliage. Attractive lawn, specimen or accent tree.
Spacing : 15' to 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, rounded deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deciduous small tree
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, specimen or accent tree
Fruit Info : Small, round dark-red fruit in fall
Leaf Description : Deep, dark-purple foliage
Attraction : Showy,fragrant spring blooms,followed by rich purple foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Grass Miscanthus Morning Light
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Erect, clump forming perennial grass. Thin gray-green blades with white margins. Attractive accent, border or container plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, clump forming perennial grass
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Thin gray-green blades with white margins
Attraction : Cut/dried flower, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : October


Redbud Clump
Cercis canadensis

Spreading, multi-stemmed deciduous tree. Bronze, heart-shaped leaves mature dark green. Attractive accent, garden or lawn specimen.
Spacing : 20' to 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, multi-stemmed deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, garden or lawn specimen
Fruit Info : Flattened pods
Leaf Description : Bronze, heart-shaped leaves mature dark green
Blooms In : Early spring


Honeylocust Skyline
Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis 'Skyline'

Compact, broadly conical deciduous tree. Glossy green, oblong lance-shaped leaflets. Excellent specimen tree.
Spacing : 40' To 60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, broadly conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Bright yellow Fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent specimen tree
Fruit Info : Pendent, sickle-shaped seed pods
Tree Bark : Thorny bark and branches
Leaf Description : Glossy green, oblong lance-shaped leaflets


Spruce Blue Bakeri
Picea pungens 'Bakeri'

Upright, symmetrical, pyramidal form. Steel-blue-green, stiff needle-like foliage. Good accent, screen or windbreak.
Spacing : 20' To 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, symmetrical, pyramidal form
Item Usage : Good accent, screen or windbreak
Leaf Description : Steel-blue-green, stiff needle-like foliage


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


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


Edgeworthia Chrysantha Patio
Edgeworthia chrysantha Patio

Mounded upright. Silvery blue-green,yellow in fall,oval 1.5"long X 5-6" long. Border, cut flower,shade - woodland garden,specimen.
Spacing : 6-8'
Water Use : Moist best
Form : Mounded upright
Item Usage : Border, cut flower,shade - woodland garden,specimen
Leaf Description : Silvery blue-green,yellow in fall,oval 1.5"long X 5-6" long
Attraction : Long bloom time,fragrant, winter interest
Blooms In : February - March


Fern Athyrium Japanese Painted
Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'

Erect, spreading fern. Fronds have purplish-red stalks with silver-gray leaves. Attractive accent plant.
Spacing : 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, spreading fern
Item Usage : Attractive accent plant
Leaf Description : Fronds have purplish-red stalks with silver-gray leaves


Oak Regal Prince
Quercus robur x bicolor 'Long' (Regal Prince)

Narrow, oval deciduous tree. Glossy dark green leaves, silvery underneath. Excellent screeen, landscape accent tree.
Spacing : 20-40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, oval deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent screeen, landscape accent tree
Fruit Info : Acorn
Tree Bark : Grey becoming furrowed at maturity
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green leaves, silvery underneath
Attraction : Attractive leaves, columnar shape, unusual specimen
Blooms In : Spring


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