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.


Coleus Versa Crimson Gold
Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Versa Crimson Gold'

Vigorous compact form. Dark crimson-red leaves edged with golden-yellow. Great bedding, border, container plant.
Spacing : 12-18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous compact form
Item Usage : Great bedding, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Dark crimson-red leaves edged with golden-yellow


Thymus Coccineus Red
Thymus praecox 'Coccineus'

Mat-forming groundcover. Small, dark green, glossy aromatic foliage. Great border, cascading over a wall, container plant.
Spacing : 12-15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mat-forming groundcover
Seasonal : Bronxy Fall foliage
Item Usage : Great border, cascading over a wall, container plant
Leaf Description : Small, dark green, glossy aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Lilac Bloomerang
Syringa x'Penda'

Mounding,deciduous shrub. Dull green leaves. Hedge planting, accent plant.
Spacing : 4'-5' apart
Water Use : Regular
Form : Mounding,deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Hedge planting, accent plant
Leaf Description : Dull green leaves
Attraction : Compact growth,fragrant RPT blooming flowers
Blooms In : Summer


Maple Garnet Laceleaf
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Garnet'

Mounding, deciduous small tree. Deeply cut, 7-11 lobed, purple-red leaves. Excellent small garden, specimen tree.
Spacing : 8' to 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, deciduous small tree
Seasonal : Red-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden, specimen tree
Fruit Info : Red, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Deeply cut, 7-11 lobed, purple-red leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Magnolia Grandiflora
Magnolia grandiflora

Pyramidal, flowering evergreen tree. Leathery, glossy dark green leaves with rusty-hairy undersid. Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 40' to 60' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Pyramidal, flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Leathery, glossy dark green leaves with rusty-hairy undersid
Blooms In : Summer


Kniphofia Red Hot Poker
Kniphofia uvaria 'Pfitzer's Hybrid Mix'

Upright growing, dense, clumpy perennial. Tall grass-like leaves. Attractive border, accent or massing plant.
Spacing : 24" T0 30" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright growing, dense, clumpy perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent or massing plant
Leaf Description : Tall grass-like leaves
Attraction : Bees, Cut flower
Blooms In : Summer


Dogwood Kousa Wolf Eyes
Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes'

Upright. Ovate, green leaves with white variegation. Second canopy cover tree.
Spacing : 20' apart
Water Use : Regular
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Second canopy cover tree
Fruit Info : Red raspberry like, fleshy fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, green leaves with white variegation
Attraction : Specimen tree
Blooms In : Late spring, early summer


Typha angustifolia
Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaved Cattail

Aquatic herbaceous perennial. Long, linnear, mid-green leaves. Good pond, lake plant.
Spacing : 3-6' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Aquatic herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Good pond, lake plant
Leaf Description : Long, linnear, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Illicium X Woodland Ruby
Illicium x 'Woodland Ruby'

Upright spreading evergreen shrub. Smooth textured mid-green aromatic foliage. Attractive accent, tall border, hedge plant.
Spacing : 6-8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright spreading evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, tall border, hedge plant
Leaf Description : Smooth textured mid-green aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


Boxwood English 2-Ball Poodle
Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'

Dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub. Rounded, glossy dark-green foliage. Excellent foundation, formal garden and topiary plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent foundation, formal garden and topiary plant
Leaf Description : Rounded, glossy dark-green foliage


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