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.


Marigold Taishan Orange
Tagetes erecta 'Taishan Orange'

Mounding. Dark green aromatic foliage. Good bedding, border, massing plant.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding
Item Usage : Good bedding, border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Dogwood Silky
Cornus amomum

Semi-erect deciduous shrub. Broadly elliptical, dark green foliage. Good woodland garden, wet soil plant.
Spacing : 12-15' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Semi-erect deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good woodland garden, wet soil plant
Fruit Info : Pale blue berries turn black
Leaf Description : Broadly elliptical, dark green foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Spring


Day Red Little Joy
Hemerocallis 'Little Joy'

Clump forming, flowering perennial. Strap-like, dark-green foliage. Attractive border, bedding or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive border, bedding or massing plant
Leaf Description : Strap-like, dark-green foliage
Blooms In : All Summer / Repeat bloomer


Hetzi Holly
Ilex crenata 'Hetzii'

Cold hardy, rounded broadleaf evergreen shrub. Glossy dark green convex leaves. Attractive accent, hedge or border plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Cold hardy, rounded broadleaf evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, hedge or border plant
Fruit Info : Small, rounded black berries
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green convex leaves


Abelia Kaleidoscope
Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

Low growing, semi-evergreen. Bright yellow in spring to deep green w/gold-cream edges. Great border, low hedge plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, semi-evergreen
Seasonal : Yellow, orange and red fall foliage
Item Usage : Great border, low hedge plant
Leaf Description : Bright yellow in spring to deep green w/gold-cream edges
Blooms In : Early summer


Birch Dakota Pinnacle Standard
Betula platyphylla 'Dakota Pinnacle'

Spire like columnar habit. Glossy,serrated edge. Exellent landscape tree, tolerant of urban pollution.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - will tolerate moist soil
Form : Spire like columnar habit
Seasonal : Vertical landscape element, golden fall foliage
Item Usage : Exellent landscape tree, tolerant of urban pollution
Fruit Info : Small cone
Tree Bark : White exfoliating
Leaf Description : Glossy,serrated edge
Attraction : Fall foliage, resistant to birch borer,interesting shape
Blooms In : Late winter


Verbena Homestead Purple
Verbena can Homestead Prp

Sprawling, clumping perennial. Finely divided, mid-green leaves. Attractive accent, border or massing plant.
Spacing : 24 To 36" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Sprawling, clumping perennial
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or massing plant
Leaf Description : Finely divided, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Lewisia Rainbow Mix
Lewisia cotyladon 'Rainbow Mix'

Compact form. Lance-shaped dark green evergreen foliage. Good bedding, border perennial.
Spacing : 12-15" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Compact form
Item Usage : Good bedding, border perennial
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped dark green evergreen foliage
Attraction : Drought tolerant
Blooms In : Spring through summer


Lobelia Queen Victoria Red
Lobelia cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'

Erect, clump-forming perennial. Dark, mahogany-red foliage. Great back of border, pond-side plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Erect, clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Great back of border, pond-side plant
Leaf Description : Dark, mahogany-red foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Late Summer


Alberta Spruce
Picea glauca 'Conica'

Dense, compact, pyramidal evergreen tree. Needle-like, soft green foliage matures to grayish-green. Attractive foundation, specimen or rock garden plant.
Spacing : 5' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, compact, pyramidal evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive foundation, specimen or rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Needle-like, soft green foliage matures to grayish-green


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