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.


Castle Spire Holly
Ilex x meserveae 'Castle Spire'

Dense, upright evergreen shrub. Dark green, shiny, spined leaves. Excellent foundation, hedge plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, upright evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent foundation, hedge plant
Fruit Info : Bright red berries
Leaf Description : Dark green, shiny, spined leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Herb Basil Sweet Large Leaf
Ocimum basilicum

Low growing. Large, light green ovate aromatic foliage. Culinary use in Italian and Asian cuisine - Fresh or dried.
Spacing : 9-12" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing
Item Usage : Culinary use in Italian and Asian cuisine - Fresh or dried
Fruit Info : Small black seeds
Leaf Description : Large, light green ovate aromatic foliage
Blooms In : July - October


Day Pink Buffy's Doll
Hemerocallis 'Pink Buffy's Doll'

Clumping form. Dark green, strap-like foliage. Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping form
Item Usage : Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, strap-like foliage
Blooms In : All Summer / Repeat bloomer


Fern Polystichum Christmas
Polystichum acrostichoides

Upright, clump-forming evergreen fern. Lance-shaped, dark-green fronds. Excellent shady border, accent plant.
Spacing : 24" To 36" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, clump-forming evergreen fern
Item Usage : Excellent shady border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, dark-green fronds


Pine Leucodermis
Pinus nigra var. leucodermis

Upright, conical form. Dense, dark green needle-like foliage. Good accent,specimen tree.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical form
Item Usage : Good accent,specimen tree
Fruit Info : Oblong brown cones
Leaf Description : Dense, dark green needle-like foliage


Tamarix Pink Cascade
Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade'

Spreading deciduous large shrub/small tree. Small greyish-green, overlapping scale-like leaves. Naturalizing, near water.
Spacing : 12-18' Apart
Water Use : Heavy
Form : Spreading deciduous large shrub/small tree
Item Usage : Naturalizing, near water
Leaf Description : Small greyish-green, overlapping scale-like leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : March to September


Scutellaria Cherry Skullcap
Scutellaria suffrutescans

Mound forming sub-shrub. . Sub-shrub.
Spacing : 3' apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Mound forming sub-shrub
Item Usage : Sub-shrub
Attraction : Bright red blooms, lower water use
Blooms In : Summer


Vib Japonica Chindo
Viburnum awabuki 'Chindo'

Upright to rounded evergreen shrub. Dark green, glossy, leathery finely toothed foliage. Excellent shady hedge, border plant.
Spacing : 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright to rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent shady hedge, border plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid, bright red fruit
Leaf Description : Dark green, glossy, leathery finely toothed foliage
Blooms In : Early Summer


Wax Myrtle Pennsylvanica
Myrica pensylvanica

Upright, rounded evergreen shrub. Glossy green, aromatic foliage. Attractive screen, hedge or seashore garden plant.
Spacing : 10' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, rounded evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Deep red foliage in Fall
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedge or seashore garden plant
Fruit Info : Waxy, grayish-white fruit
Tree Bark : Silvery-gray, smooth bark
Leaf Description : Glossy green, aromatic foliage
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Salvia Furman's Red
Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red'

Shrubby perennial. Light green-blue foliage. Good border, bedding perennial.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Shrubby perennial
Item Usage : Good border, bedding perennial
Leaf Description : Light green-blue foliage
Blooms In : Summer-Fall


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