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.


Sciadopitys Verticillata
Sciadopitys verticillata

Columnar, coniferous evergreen tree. Glossy, linear dark green foliage. Attractive specimen, rock garden or accent tree.
Spacing : 20' to 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Columnar, coniferous evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, rock garden or accent tree
Tree Bark : Peeling, red-brown bark
Leaf Description : Glossy, linear dark green foliage


Encore Az. Twist - White-Pink
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Twist'

Dense, upright evergreen azalea. Dark green pointed, rich foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, upright evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green pointed, rich foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Banana Musa Paradisiaca
Musa paradisiaca

. Arching, oblong lance-shaped bright green leaves. Effective tropical garden, container plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Item Usage : Effective tropical garden, container plant
Fruit Info : 4-12" long yellowish-green fruit in clusters - Edible
Leaf Description : Arching, oblong lance-shaped bright green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Yucca Texas - Double
Yucca rostrata

Upright, slender trunked desert plant. Narrow, slender, blue-green leaf blades. Attractive specimen, rock garden, seashore plant.
Spacing : 10' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, slender trunked desert plant
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, rock garden, seashore plant
Tree Bark : Old leaf blades make up trunk, tan to buff colored
Leaf Description : Narrow, slender, blue-green leaf blades
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Summer


Herb Peppermint
Mentha x piperita

Spreading perennial herb. Fragant, toothed hairy green foliage, reddish-purple stems. Great herb garden, perennial garden, medicinal,culinary use.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading perennial herb
Item Usage : Great herb garden, perennial garden, medicinal,culinary use
Leaf Description : Fragant, toothed hairy green foliage, reddish-purple stems
Blooms In : Mid-summer


Magnolia Bracken Brown Beauty
Magnolia grandiflora 'Bracken's Brown Beauty'

Dense, compact, flowering evergreen tree. Small, dark green leaves, rusty brown underneath. Attractive shade, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 20' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, compact, flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Small, dark green leaves, rusty brown underneath
Blooms In : Summer to Fall


Viola Labradorica Blue
Viola labradorica

Spreading, clumping form. Heart to kidney-shaped, finely toothed dark purple foliage. Attractive woodland, shady garden plant.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive woodland, shady garden plant
Leaf Description : Heart to kidney-shaped, finely toothed dark purple foliage
Blooms In : April - May


Pittosporum Tobira Green
Pittosporum tobira

Densely branched evergreen shrub / small tree. Glossy, dark green leathery foliage. Attractive specimen, hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Densely branched evergreen shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, hedge or accent plant
Fruit Info : Round, yellow-brown pods with red seeds
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green leathery foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Dogwood Kousa Greensleeves
Cornus kousa 'Greensleeves'

One of best upright forms with very well balanced branching. Very dark green,wavey margins with yellow venation. Specimen, border.
Spacing : 30'
Water Use : Regular, do not overwater
Form : One of best upright forms with very well balanced branching
Item Usage : Specimen, border
Fruit Info : Fairly heavy and somewhat oversized
Leaf Description : Very dark green,wavey margins with yellow venation
Attraction : Heavy flower,fruit bearing,excellent fall color
Blooms In : Early summer


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


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