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.


Vib Burkwoodii
Viburnum x burkwoodii

Open, rounded, semi-evergreen shrub. Glossy, slightly toothed, dark green leaves. Excellent shrub border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Open, rounded, semi-evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent shrub border, woodland garden plant
Fruit Info : Flattened, ellipsoid red fruit ripening to black
Leaf Description : Glossy, slightly toothed, dark green leaves
Attraction : Wildlife
Blooms In : Mid and late Spring


Lig. Suwanee River
Ligustrum japonicum 'Suwanee River'

Upright, dense, evergreen shrub. Glossy dark green thick foliage. Attractive screen, hedge or trained into small tree.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, dense, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedge or trained into small tree
Fruit Info : Oblong, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green thick foliage
Attraction : Heat and drought tolerant
Blooms In : May


Sedum Autumn Fire Lt. Red
Sedum x Autumn Fire

Upright, clump-forming perennial. Thick blue-green succulent foliage. Attractive border, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Thick blue-green succulent foliage
Blooms In : Fall


Illicium Pink Frost
Illicium floridanum 'Pink Frost'

Large shrub. Green and white untill fall colors of pink and red. Borders and shady areas.
Spacing : 6'-8' apart
Water Use : Regular
Form : Large shrub
Item Usage : Borders and shady areas
Leaf Description : Green and white untill fall colors of pink and red
Attraction : Fall foliage and spring Blooms
Blooms In : Spring


Magnolia Sweet Bay
Magnolia virginiana

Spreading, semi-evergreen shrub / small tree. Oval green foliage with silvery undersides. Attractive screen or accent plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, semi-evergreen shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Attractive screen or accent plant
Tree Bark : Silvery gray bark
Leaf Description : Oval green foliage with silvery undersides
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Early Summer to early Fall


Palm Needle
Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Clump-forming palm. Fan-shaped, palmately lobed leaves. Good small garden specimen, container plant.
Spacing : 8-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming palm
Item Usage : Good small garden specimen, container plant
Leaf Description : Fan-shaped, palmately lobed leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Grass Carex Prairie Fire
Carex testacea 'Prairie Fire'

Arching. . Containers, garden beds.
Water Use : Average after established
Form : Arching
Item Usage : Containers, garden beds
Attraction : Orange tint when grown in some sun


Stewartia Pseudo. Multi-Stem
Stewartia pseudocamellia

Broad columnar, flowering deciduous tree. Finely toothed, dark green leaves. Attractive specimen or lawn tree.
Spacing : 25' To 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad columnar, flowering deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow to orange-red fall color
Item Usage : Attractive specimen or lawn tree
Tree Bark : Peeling, pink to red-brown and gray bark
Leaf Description : Finely toothed, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Mid-summer


Day Red Ebony Beauty
Hemerocallis 'Ebony Beauty'

Clumping form. Blade-like, dark-green 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 : Blade-like, dark-green foliage
Blooms In : All Summer / Repeat bloomer


Grass Miscanthus Cabaret
Miscanthus sinensis 'Cabaret'

Erect, clump-forming, perennial grass. Bright white center band with dark green edges. Attractive accent, border or specimen plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, clump-forming, perennial grass
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or specimen plant
Leaf Description : Bright white center band with dark green edges
Attraction : Cut/dried flower, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Fall


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