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.


Cleyera Variegated
Ternstroemia gymnanthera 'Variegata'

Evergreen shrub. Bronzy-red leathery leaves mixed with green and cream. Attractive accent or container plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent or container plant
Fruit Info : Dark red berries in Autumn
Leaf Description : Bronzy-red leathery leaves mixed with green and cream
Blooms In : Summer


Ilex Opaca American Holly
Ilex opaca

Pyramidal when young, more open mature. Dull green spiny foliage, yellow-green underneath. Good specimen, hedge, screening plant.
Spacing : 25 - 40' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Pyramidal when young, more open mature
Item Usage : Good specimen, hedge, screening plant
Fruit Info : Small red fruit
Leaf Description : Dull green spiny foliage, yellow-green underneath
Attraction : Salt and pollution tolerant
Blooms In : June


Veronica Goodness Grows
Veronica spicata 'Goodness Grows'

Spreading form. Glossy, oblong, dark green leaves. Attractive border, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading form
Item Usage : Attractive border, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, oblong, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Hosta The Razors Edge
Hosta The Razors Edge

Upright. Ruffled lanced, with red petioles. Containers, along edge of bed.
Water Use : Average
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Containers, along edge of bed
Leaf Description : Ruffled lanced, with red petioles
Attraction : Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Mid-summer


Ivy Algerian Canary Island
Hedera canariensis

Trailing vine; arial roots. Large, dark green leaves edged with creamy white. Groundcover, arbor, fence.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Trailing vine; arial roots
Seasonal : Bronzy winter foliage
Item Usage : Groundcover, arbor, fence
Leaf Description : Large, dark green leaves edged with creamy white
Attraction : Salt tolerant


Amsonia Hubrichtii
Amsonia hubrichtii

Upright. Fine thin foliage. Rock garden, mass planting, US native.
Spacing : 2-3' apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Rock garden, mass planting, US native
Leaf Description : Fine thin foliage
Attraction : VIBRANT GOLD FALL COLOR
Blooms In : Late spring


Grass Juncus Unicorn
Juncus effusus 'Unicorn'

Clumping, mounding form. Narrow, rounded twisting cork-screw-like foliage. Great for moist areas, water gardens & ponds.
Spacing : 2' Apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Clumping, mounding form
Item Usage : Great for moist areas, water gardens & ponds
Leaf Description : Narrow, rounded twisting cork-screw-like foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Pine Sylvestris Poodle
Pinus sylvestris

Upright, conical evergreen tree. Blue-green, stiff needles. Attractive specimen or trained topiary tree.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, conical evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen or trained topiary tree
Tree Bark : Flaky, red-brown or orange bark
Leaf Description : Blue-green, stiff needles


Iris Ger. Champagne Elegance
Iris germanica 'Champagne Elegance'

Clump forming, spreading perennial. Sword-like, broad, mid-green leaves. Attractive bedding, back of border plant.
Spacing : 24" To 30" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, spreading perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, back of border plant
Leaf Description : Sword-like, broad, mid-green leaves
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Spring thru Summer to Fall / Re-bloomer


Chionanthus Retusus
Chionanthus retusus

Spreading deciduous small tree / large shrub. Elliptic, glossy bright green above, white, hairy beneath. Good shrub border, small garden, specimen plant.
Spacing : 10-20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading deciduous small tree / large shrub
Item Usage : Good shrub border, small garden, specimen plant
Fruit Info : Blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Elliptic, glossy bright green above, white, hairy beneath
Blooms In : Summer


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