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.


Camellia Sinensis
Camellia sinensis

Upright shrubby. Deep green narrowly ovate leaf with serrate margins. Source of tea, can be used for hedges,specimen, naturalizing.
Spacing : 6'-8' Apart
Water Use : Moderate
Form : Upright shrubby
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Source of tea, can be used for hedges,specimen, naturalizing
Fruit Info : Small green pome
Tree Bark : Grey corky, ridged bark
Leaf Description : Deep green narrowly ovate leaf with serrate margins
Attraction : Handsome evergreen, showy flowers, source of tea
Blooms In : Fall


Magnolia Saucer
Magnolia x soulangiana

Spreading, deciduous flowering shrub / small tree. Oblong, dark green leaves. Attractive specimen, accent plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20'
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, deciduous flowering shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Attractive specimen, accent plant
Leaf Description : Oblong, dark green leaves
Blooms In : Late Spring before leaves


Clem. Paniculata / White
Clematis paniculata

Vigorous climbing, spreading vine. Deep green leaves. Attractive on trellis, fence, wall or as groundcover.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous climbing, spreading vine
Item Usage : Attractive on trellis, fence, wall or as groundcover
Leaf Description : Deep green leaves
Blooms In : Late Summer thru Fall


Ninebark Coppertina
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Coppertina'

Compact, thicket-forming deciduous shrub. 3-Lobed, toothed foliage. Orange-copper new, maturing red. Good massing, perennial or shrub border, container plant.
Spacing : 6-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, thicket-forming deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good massing, perennial or shrub border, container plant
Fruit Info : Attractive red fruit in late summer and fall
Leaf Description : 3-Lobed, toothed foliage. Orange-copper new, maturing red
Blooms In : Summer


Elm Allee
Ulmus parvifolia 'Allee' (Elmer II)

Upright, spreading form. Dark green, ovate toothed foliage. Good naturalizing, woodland, street tree.
Spacing : 60-100' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, spreading form
Seasonal : Yellow to purple-bronze fall foliage
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, woodland, street tree
Tree Bark : Exfoliating orange to tan bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, ovate toothed foliage
Attraction : Resistant to Dutch Elm Disease


Dogwood Samaritan Variegated
Cornus kousa ssp. chinensis 'Samzan' (Samaritan)

Broad, conical deciduous tree. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green w/creamy white margins. Effective specimen, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deep crimson-purple foliage in fall
Item Usage : Effective specimen, woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Raspberry-like, red fleshy fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green w/creamy white margins
Blooms In : Early Summer


Encore Az. Empress - Pink
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Empress'

Upright, rounded evergren azalea. Large, dark green foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, rounded evergren azalea
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Large, dark green foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Loropetalum Ever Red Sunset
Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum 'Ever Red Sunset'

Dense, mounding form. Dark burgundy rounded foliage. Attractive accent, screen, hedge plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, mounding form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, screen, hedge plant
Leaf Description : Dark burgundy rounded foliage
Blooms In : Late winter - Early spring


Cam Sas. Yuletide Red
Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide'

Compact, upright evergreen shrub. Lush, dark-green foliage. Attractive untrimmed hedge, screen, espalier or border plant.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, upright evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive untrimmed hedge, screen, espalier or border plant
Leaf Description : Lush, dark-green foliage
Blooms In : October to January


Buddleia Nanho Blue
Buddleia davidii 'Nanho Blue'

Spreading, semi-deciduous shrub. Frosty-green leaves. Attractive border, mass planting or specimen.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, semi-deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, mass planting or specimen
Leaf Description : Frosty-green leaves
Attraction : Butterflies, Bees
Blooms In : Summer to Fall


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