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.


Linden Greenspire Park Grade
Tilia cordata 'Greenspire'

Dense, rounded, broadly pyramidal deciduous tree. Rounded, lustrous dark green leaves. Attractive specimen or street tree.
Spacing : 25' To 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, rounded, broadly pyramidal deciduous tree
Seasonal : Golden-yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive specimen or street tree
Fruit Info : Dry, nut-like fruit
Leaf Description : Rounded, lustrous dark green leaves
Attraction : Bees
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Aquilegia Winky Mix
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Winky Mix'

Compact, mounding form. Mid-green, delicate foliage. Great bedding, front of border plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding form
Item Usage : Great bedding, front of border plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, delicate foliage
Blooms In : May-June


Plum Krauters Vesuvius
Prunus cerasifera 'Krauters Vesuvius'

Upright, oval form. Glossy, bronze foliage matures to maroon. Good for small areas, accent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, oval form
Seasonal : Deciduous
Item Usage : Good for small areas, accent, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, bronze foliage matures to maroon
Attraction : Showy spring flowers followed by rich brugundy foliage
Blooms In : Early Spring


Boxwood Wintergreen
Buxus mircophylla 'Wintergreen'

Low growing evergreen shrub. Small dark-green leaves. Excellent container, low hedge or border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent container, low hedge or border plant
Leaf Description : Small dark-green leaves


Grass Panicum Dewey Blue
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'

Upright,arching. Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves. Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control.
Spacing : 2-3'
Water Use : Prefers dry to average moisture
Form : Upright,arching
Seasonal : Year round interest with dried seed heads,etc.
Item Usage : Dune planting/sunny dry places,erosion control
Leaf Description : Glaucous blue-grey linear, arching leaves
Attraction : Drought tolerant, deer resistant,erosion control
Blooms In : Fall


Hinoki Cypress / Golden
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Aurea'

Broad, conical coniferous tree. Rich, golden fern-like foliage. Excellent specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, conical coniferous tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent tree
Fruit Info : Green female cones / Orange-brown male cones
Tree Bark : Soft stringy bark
Leaf Description : Rich, golden fern-like foliage


Fern Cyrtomium Holly Hardy
Cyrtomiun fortunei

Upright, clumping form. Dull, grayish-green foliage. Great shady garden, woodland, naturalizing plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, clumping form
Item Usage : Great shady garden, woodland, naturalizing plant
Leaf Description : Dull, grayish-green foliage


Phormium Pink Panther
Phormium cookianum 'Pink Panther'

Upright, fan-shaped clumping-form. Linear, sword-shaped candy-pink leaves w/red brown margins. Good container, vertical effect plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, fan-shaped clumping-form
Item Usage : Good container, vertical effect plant
Leaf Description : Linear, sword-shaped candy-pink leaves w/red brown margins


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


Colocasia antiquorum Illustris
Colocasia antiquorum 'Illustris'

Tuberous, spreading form. Large, heart-shaped black-purple leaves with green veins. Good pond margin, bog, container, landscape plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Prefers moist to boggy conditions
Form : Tuberous, spreading form
Item Usage : Good pond margin, bog, container, landscape plant
Leaf Description : Large, heart-shaped black-purple leaves with green veins


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