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.


Sedum Tricolor
Sedum spur. Tricolor

Vigorous, mat-forming evergreen perennial. Leathery, green, pink and creamy-white leaves. Excellent groundcover, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Vigorous, mat-forming evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Excellent groundcover, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Leathery, green, pink and creamy-white leaves
Blooms In : Early to late Summer


Grass Pennisetum Fountain
Pennisetum alopecuroides

Fine textured perennial grass. Bright green foliage. Excellent for accent, mass or group planting.
Spacing : 3' to 5' Apart
Water Use : Water regularly as needed
Form : Fine textured perennial grass
Item Usage : Excellent for accent, mass or group planting
Leaf Description : Bright green foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Late summer thru fall


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


Yucca Sotol
Dasylirion texanum

Clumping, evergreen desert plant. Gray-green, sharp-spined leaves. Attractive accent, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 5' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Clumping, evergreen desert plant
Item Usage : Attractive accent, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Gray-green, sharp-spined leaves
Blooms In : Early Summer


Hyd. Querc / Alice
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Alice'

Upright, mounded, flowering deciduous shrub. Mid-green, deeply lobed foliage. Attractive hedge, border or container plant.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, mounded, flowering deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Burgundy fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, deeply lobed foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring


Cedar Weeping Alaska
Chamaecyparis nootkatensis 'Glauca Pendula'

Pyramidal. Scaled foilage. Great specimen, focal point.
Form : Pyramidal
Item Usage : Great specimen, focal point
Leaf Description : Scaled foilage


Aromi Sunrise Azalea
Azalea 'Aromi Sunrise'

Bushy, deciduous azalea. Lance-shaped, medium-sized light green, hairy leaves. Attractive border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4 - 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Bushy, deciduous azalea
Item Usage : Attractive border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, medium-sized light green, hairy leaves
Blooms In : Mid-April


Oak Overcup
Quercus lyrata

Pyramidal oval when young, oval to rounded with age. 6-8", alternate, simple, leathery green leaves. Good naturalizing, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 30-50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Pyramidal oval when young, oval to rounded with age
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Leaf Description : 6-8", alternate, simple, leathery green leaves


Grass Carex Everest
Grass oshimensis 'Everest'

Clump forming, evergreen perennial. Dark green blades with almost white stripes. Border,ground cover, and mass planting.
Spacing : 12" apart
Water Use : Regular
Form : Clump forming, evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Border,ground cover, and mass planting
Leaf Description : Dark green blades with almost white stripes
Blooms In : Summer


Rosemary Arp Upright
Rosemarinus officinalis 'Arp'

Clumping form. Thick, gray-green needle-like foliage, extremely fragrant. Good herb, perennial garden plant, medicinal, culinary use.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping form
Item Usage : Good herb, perennial garden plant, medicinal, culinary use
Leaf Description : Thick, gray-green needle-like foliage, extremely fragrant
Attraction : More cold hardy than most,deer resistant, waterwise
Blooms In : Summer


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