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.


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


Dogwood Kousa Venus
Cornus x 'Venus'

Rounded, spreading form. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green leaves. Effective specimen, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, spreading form
Seasonal : Deep red to yellow fall color
Item Usage : Effective specimen, woodland garden tree
Leaf Description : Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Late May


Loropetalum Pizazz Pink
Lorapetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Pizazz'

Mounding, arching evergreen shrub. Rounded, burgundy-purple foliage. Attractive accent, screen or low hedge plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, arching evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen or low hedge plant
Leaf Description : Rounded, burgundy-purple foliage
Blooms In : Late Winter to early Spring


Echinacea Sombrero Salsa Red
Echinacea purpurea Sombrero Salsa Red

Upright. Long narrow dark green leaves. Perennial planting,mass planting.
Spacing : 22"-24" apart
Water Use : Regular
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Perennial planting,mass planting
Leaf Description : Long narrow dark green leaves
Attraction : Less water needed once established
Blooms In : Summer


Hyd. Mac / Big Daddy
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Big Daddy'

Rounded shrub. Glossy serrated dark green leaves with sturdy branching habi. Massing, mixed beds, cut flowers, specimen, dried flowers.
Spacing : 5'-6' Apart
Water Use : Average
Form : Rounded shrub
Seasonal : Deciduous, summer bloomer
Item Usage : Massing, mixed beds, cut flowers, specimen, dried flowers
Fruit Info : (Flowers will be pink in alkaline soil- blue in acidic)
Leaf Description : Glossy serrated dark green leaves with sturdy branching habi
Attraction : Handsome summer shrub, huge showy summer blooms
Blooms In : Summer


Maple Germaine's Gyration
Acer palmatum 'Germaine's Gyration'

Mounding, cascading form. Deep green, finely dissected foliage, twisting branches. Specimen, accent or container plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, cascading form
Seasonal : Bright red-orange leaves in fall
Item Usage : Specimen, accent or container plant
Fruit Info : Green, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Deep green, finely dissected foliage, twisting branches
Blooms In : Late spring


Grass Hakonechloa Nicholas
Hakonechloa macra 'Nicholas'

Mounding, spreading clumping form. Arching, light green leaves change to shades of orange & red. Excellent front of border, edging, woodland or container.
Spacing : 1' To 2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, spreading clumping form
Seasonal : Red-flushed fall color
Item Usage : Excellent front of border, edging, woodland or container
Leaf Description : Arching, light green leaves change to shades of orange & red
Blooms In : Late Summer to mid-Autumn


Soft Touch Holly
Ilex crenata 'Soft Touch'

Dense, mounding evergreen shrub. Small, soft mid-green foliage. Attractive low border, hedge or container plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive low border, hedge or container plant
Leaf Description : Small, soft mid-green foliage


Polemonium Strway To Heavn
Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'

Clump-forming perennial. Broad, green foliage edged w/white, tinged pink. Excellent border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Excellent border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Broad, green foliage edged w/white, tinged pink
Attraction : Heat and humidity tolerant
Blooms In : May - June


Armeria Thrift Rose
Armeria maritima

Tufted mounding perennial. Stiff, grass-like, dark green leaves. Attractive bedding, border, seaside plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tufted mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, seaside plant
Leaf Description : Stiff, grass-like, dark green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : April to July


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