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.


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


Osmanthus Goshiki
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'

Compact, mound-forming evergreen shrub. Pink-tinged new growth, dk green yellow splotched mature. Escellent shrub border. hedging, topiary plant.
Spacing : 2-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mound-forming evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Escellent shrub border. hedging, topiary plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Pink-tinged new growth, dk green yellow splotched mature
Blooms In : Late Summer - Fall


Elm Camperdown Weeping
Ulmus glabra 'Camperdownii'

Upright weeping form. Broad, course dark green foliage. Good specimen tree.
Spacing : 20 - 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright weeping form
Item Usage : Good specimen tree
Leaf Description : Broad, course dark green foliage


Willow Hakuro Nishiki
Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki'

Vigorous deciduous shrub. Variegated green and creamy white, new growth tinged pink. Good specimen, accent, patio or container plant.
Spacing : 6-8' Apart
Water Use : Heavy
Form : Vigorous deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good specimen, accent, patio or container plant
Leaf Description : Variegated green and creamy white, new growth tinged pink


Pine Longleaf
Pinus palustris

Ovoid, conical evergreen tree. Bright green needles. Excellent specimen, screening, lawn tree.
Spacing : 45' to 65' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Ovoid, conical evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, screening, lawn tree
Fruit Info : Oblong, dull brown cones with winged seeds
Tree Bark : Deep, rigid, red-brown bark
Leaf Description : Bright green needles


Iris Jap. Ensata Variegata
Iris ensata 'Variegata'

Clump-forming perennial. Sword-like variegated green & creamy white foliage. Good naturalizing, water/pond edge plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, water/pond edge plant
Leaf Description : Sword-like variegated green & creamy white foliage
Blooms In : June - July


Houttuynia Chameleon
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

Spreading deciduous perennial. Green, yellow and red heart-shaped foliage. Attractive groundcover, border or pondside plant.
Spacing : 12" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Spreading deciduous perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, border or pondside plant
Leaf Description : Green, yellow and red heart-shaped foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Palm Chinese Fan
Livistona chinensis

Erect, single-stemmed palm. Large, light green deeply divided, arching leaves. Great for small gardens, street, understory, containers.
Spacing : 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, single-stemmed palm
Item Usage : Great for small gardens, street, understory, containers
Fruit Info : Round, glossy blue-gray fruit
Leaf Description : Large, light green deeply divided, arching leaves
Blooms In : Spring-Summer


Grass Schizachyrium The Blues
Schizachyrium scoparium 'The Blues'

Clump-forming ornamental grass. Narrow, upright, hairy light blue foliage. Good mixed or herbaceous border, erosion control plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming ornamental grass
Seasonal : Bronze to flaming orange fall color
Item Usage : Good mixed or herbaceous border, erosion control plant
Leaf Description : Narrow, upright, hairy light blue foliage
Blooms In : July through September


Dawn Redwood
Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Upright, conical coniferous deciduous tree. Soft, bright fresh green leaves. 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, bright fresh green leaves


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