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.


Fruit Blackberry Chester
Rubus 'Chester Thornless'

Semi-erect form. Dark green foliage - Thornless. Good for eating, jellies, jams and pies.
Spacing : 5-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Semi-erect form
Item Usage : Good for eating, jellies, jams and pies
Fruit Info : Large, sweet dark purple-black fruit mid-to-late summer
Leaf Description : Dark green foliage - Thornless
Attraction : Birds, butterflies, bees
Blooms In : Late spring - Late summer


Verbena Homestead Purple
Verbena can Homestead Prp

Sprawling, clumping perennial. Finely divided, mid-green leaves. Attractive accent, border or massing plant.
Spacing : 24 To 36" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Sprawling, clumping perennial
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or massing plant
Leaf Description : Finely divided, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Pistachia Chinese
Pistacia chinensis

Broad, rounded, spreading decidous tree. Elliptic, toothed leathery, glossy dark green leaves. Attractive lawn, specimen or patio tree.
Spacing : 45' Apart
Water Use : Drought tolerant
Form : Broad, rounded, spreading decidous tree
Seasonal : Red, orange, or yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive lawn, specimen or patio tree
Fruit Info : Round, red fruit matures to blue
Leaf Description : Elliptic, toothed leathery, glossy dark green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Mid - late spring


Elaeagnus Ebbingei
Elaeagnus x ebbingei

Dense, rounded evergreen shrub. Glossy, sea-green leaves, silvery beneath, wavy edged. Attractive hedge, screen, specimen plant.
Spacing : 8-10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, screen, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, sea-green leaves, silvery beneath, wavy edged
Blooms In : Fall


Nandina Umpqua Chief
Nandina domestica 'Umpqua Chief'

Upright form. Coppery, purple-red new growth, maturing to blue-green. Attractive border, foundation or massing plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Seasonal : Purple-red fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive border, foundation or massing plant
Fruit Info : Orange-red berries in fall
Leaf Description : Coppery, purple-red new growth, maturing to blue-green
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Haw. Snow White
Rhaphiolepis indica 'Snow White'

Compact, mounding evergreen shrub. Leathery foliage matures dark green. Attractive hedge, accent or foundation plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Reddish foliage in winter
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, accent or foundation plant
Fruit Info : Blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Leathery foliage matures dark green
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Spring


Rhododendron Boule De Neige
Rhododendron 'Boule De Neige'

Dense, rounded form. Medium green, narrow foliage. Attractive shady border, accent, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, rounded form
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, accent, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Medium green, narrow foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Spruce Blue Globosa Low Graft
Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa'

Rounded, hardy evergreen tree. Silvery-blue, stiff needles. Excellent specimen, accent, patio plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, hardy evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent, patio plant
Fruit Info : Pale brown, scaly cones
Leaf Description : Silvery-blue, stiff needles


Grass Pennisetum Hameln Dwarf
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'

Dwarf, clumping perennial grass. Dark green foliage. Attractive mass or group planting.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, clumping perennial grass
Seasonal : Golden-yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive mass or group planting
Leaf Description : Dark green foliage
Attraction : Cut flower, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Early Fall


Canna Pretoria Orange / Var
Canna x generalis 'Pretoria'

Upright form. Large variegated foliage, striped green & creamy-yellow. Great for use around water, ponds, good massing plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Great for use around water, ponds, good massing plant
Leaf Description : Large variegated foliage, striped green & creamy-yellow
Blooms In : Summer


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