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.


Scutellaria Cherry Skullcap
Scutellaria suffrutescans

Mound forming sub-shrub. . Sub-shrub.
Spacing : 3' apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Mound forming sub-shrub
Item Usage : Sub-shrub
Attraction : Bright red blooms, lower water use
Blooms In : Summer


Lobelia Magadi's White
Lobelia erinus 'Magadi White'

Trailing. Glossy, bright green. Borders, containers, massing, groundcover.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Trailing
Seasonal : Most heat resistant to date, blooms spring through fall
Item Usage : Borders, containers, massing, groundcover
Fruit Info : OK to shear back midsummer for better fall rebloom
Leaf Description : Glossy, bright green
Attraction : Clear white flowers, deer resistant
Blooms In : Spring through fall - usually prefers cooler weather


Herb Rosemary Hunt. Carpet
Rosemarinus officinalis 'Huntington Carpet'

Shrubby groundcover. Leathery dark gray-green aromatic foliage. Use in herb garden, as groundcover, over walls.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Moderate to low
Form : Shrubby groundcover
Item Usage : Use in herb garden, as groundcover, over walls
Leaf Description : Leathery dark gray-green aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Late spring-summer


Encore Az. Royalty - Purple
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Royalty'

Upright, globose form. Large, dark green hairy foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, globose form
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Large, dark green hairy foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then summer, then fall


Fern Matteuccia Ostrich
Matteuccia struthiopteris

Tall, graceful fern. Pale green feather-like fronds. Excellent shady garden specimen.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tall, graceful fern
Item Usage : Excellent shady garden specimen
Leaf Description : Pale green feather-like fronds


Hetzi Blue Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Hetzii Glauca'

Rapid growing, upright spreading evergreen shrub. Frosty blue-green foliage. Attractive accent, hedge or screen plant.
Spacing : 7' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rapid growing, upright spreading evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, hedge or screen plant
Fruit Info : Blue-purple to brown fruit
Leaf Description : Frosty blue-green foliage


Pittosporum Winter Frost
Pittosporum heterophyllum 'Winter Frost'

Densely branched, compact form. Light green, leathery leaves w/creamy white irregular margin. Attractive specimen, hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Densely branched, compact form
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, hedge or accent plant
Leaf Description : Light green, leathery leaves w/creamy white irregular margin
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Rhododendron Yaku Prince
Rhododendron 'Yaku Prince'

Compact, dense evergreen shrub. Narrowly-elliptic, olive-green leaves, beige-wooly beneath. Attractive shady garden, informal low hedge, accent plant.
Spacing : 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, dense evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady garden, informal low hedge, accent plant
Leaf Description : Narrowly-elliptic, olive-green leaves, beige-wooly beneath
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Oak Willow
Quercus phellos

Spreading, pyramidal deciduous tree. Long, narrow willow-like, mid-green leaves. Attractive shade, lawn or specimen tree.
Spacing : 45' to 65' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, pyramidal deciduous tree
Seasonal : Dull yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, lawn or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Tree Bark : Smooth gray bark
Leaf Description : Long, narrow willow-like, mid-green leaves


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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