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.


Spearmint Juniper 2Ball Poodle
Juniperus chinensis 'Spearmint'

Compact, dense columnar evergreen shrub. Rich green foliage. Attractive accent, hedge or trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, dense columnar evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, hedge or trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Rich green foliage


Ajuga Catlin's Giant / Blue
Ajuga reptans Catlin's Giant

Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial. Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage. Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive.
Spacing : 12 - 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Creeping, evergreen rhizomatous perennial
Item Usage : Excellent shady groundcover ** Can be invasive
Leaf Description : Large, bronze-purple spoon-shaped foliage
Blooms In : May


Tropical Agave Calamar
Agave bracteosa 'Calamar'

Upright. Spineless green leaves arch upright recurving at tips. Specimen, containers, rock beds.
Spacing : 2' Apart
Water Use : Low native to limestone cliffs in Northeastern Mexico
Form : Upright
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Specimen, containers, rock beds
Leaf Description : Spineless green leaves arch upright recurving at tips
Attraction : Curving foliage


Pansy Mix Watercolors
Viola x wittrockiana 'Ultima Watercolors'

Compact, mounding, flowering perennial grown as annual. Heart-shaped, shiny, deep green leaves. Attractive bedding, border, container or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding, flowering perennial grown as annual
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, container or massing plant
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, shiny, deep green leaves
Blooms In : Late Fall thru early Spring


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


Sedum Blue Spruce
Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'

Evergreen, mat-forming. Bluish-green, fleshy needle-like foliage. Great rock garden, massing, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Evergreen, mat-forming
Item Usage : Great rock garden, massing, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Bluish-green, fleshy needle-like foliage
Attraction : Drought Tolerant
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Eucalyptus Gunni
Eucalyptus gunni

Dense, erect then spreading evergreen tree. Ovate to rounded gray-green, glaucous aromatic foliage. Best used as specimen.
Spacing : 30' - 50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, erect then spreading evergreen tree
Item Usage : Best used as specimen
Tree Bark : Whitish-green bark sheds to yellow-green tinged pink bark
Leaf Description : Ovate to rounded gray-green, glaucous aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Late Summer to Fall


Rosemary Huntington Carpet
Rosemarinus officinalis 'Huntington Carpet'

Shrubby groundcover. Leathery dark gray-green aromatic foliage. Herb garden, groundcover,green roof,erosion control,.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Moderate to low
Form : Shrubby groundcover
Seasonal : Once established,only needs occasional watering
Item Usage : Herb garden, groundcover,green roof,erosion control,
Leaf Description : Leathery dark gray-green aromatic foliage
Attraction : Deer resistant,waterwise,attracts birds,butterflies,edible
Blooms In : Late spring-summer


Honeylocust Skyline
Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis 'Skyline'

Compact, broadly conical deciduous tree. Glossy green, oblong lance-shaped leaflets. Excellent specimen tree.
Spacing : 40' To 60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, broadly conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Bright yellow Fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent specimen tree
Fruit Info : Pendent, sickle-shaped seed pods
Tree Bark : Thorny bark and branches
Leaf Description : Glossy green, oblong lance-shaped leaflets


Magnolia Edith Bogue
Magnolia grandiflora 'Edith Bogue'

Upright, conical flowering evergreen tree. Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides. Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant.
Spacing : 20' To 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical flowering evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade tree, border, or espalier plant
Leaf Description : Dark green lustrous, narrow leaves, orange-brown undersides
Blooms In : Summer to Fall


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