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.


Grass Chasmanthium Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium

Upright, native ornamental grass. Wide, lance-shaped mid-green leaf blades. Good for planting under light shade of trees, woodland gdn.
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Upright, native ornamental grass
Item Usage : Good for planting under light shade of trees, woodland gdn
Leaf Description : Wide, lance-shaped mid-green leaf blades
Blooms In : August - October


Spearmint Juniper Spiral
Juniperus chinensis 'Spearmint'

Compact, dense columnar evergreen shrub. Rich green foliage. Attractive accent, hedge or trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 5'To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, dense columnar evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, hedge or trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Rich green foliage


Maple - Sugar Legacy
Acer saccharum 'Legacy'

Dense, rounded deciduous tree. Broadly ovate, mid-green leaves. Excellent shade tree, natural settings.
Spacing : 35' To 45' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, rounded deciduous tree
Seasonal : Red to orange-yellow Fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent shade tree, natural settings
Leaf Description : Broadly ovate, mid-green leaves
Attraction : Used in manufacture of syrup


London Planetree Bloodgood
Platanus x acerifolia 'Bloodgood'

Pyramidal when young, maturing to spreading, rounded form. Mid-green, lobed foliage. Excellent street, specimen, shade tree.
Spacing : 60-100' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Pyramidal when young, maturing to spreading, rounded form
Item Usage : Excellent street, specimen, shade tree
Leaf Description : Mid-green, lobed foliage


Lig. 2 Ball Poodle
Ligustrum japonicum 'Texanum'

Fast growing, evergreen shrub. Glossy, deep green, heavily textured leaves. Excellent trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Fast growing, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent trained topiary plant
Leaf Description : Glossy, deep green, heavily textured leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Lantana Miss Huff
Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'

Spreading form. Dark green leathery foliage. Great massing, groundcover, container plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Spreading form
Item Usage : Great massing, groundcover, container plant
Leaf Description : Dark green leathery foliage
Attraction : Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Blooms In : Summer - Fall


Hyd. Arb / Invincibelle Spirit
Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA1'

Upright, mounded. Ovate leaf with serrate margin is rich dark green. Native plant great in mixed borders,perennial beds,cut flowr.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate (low once established)
Form : Upright, mounded
Seasonal : Deciduous, blooms on new wood
Item Usage : Native plant great in mixed borders,perennial beds,cut flowr
Fruit Info : $1from each plant purchased donated to Breast Cancer Researc
Leaf Description : Ovate leaf with serrate margin is rich dark green
Attraction : Showy flowers,1st pink arborescens,long bloom period
Blooms In : Early summer until frost


Euo. Fort. Wintercreeper
Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'

Low, trailing evergreen groundcover. Glossy dark green foliage. Attractive low hedge, border or groundcover.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low, trailing evergreen groundcover
Seasonal : Plum colored fall color
Item Usage : Attractive low hedge, border or groundcover
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green foliage


Skypencil Holly
Ilex crenata 'Sky Pencil'

Upright, columnar evergreen shrub. Dark green leaves. Attractive accent, foundation, specimen plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, columnar evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, foundation, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Dark green leaves


Dogwood Empress Of China
Cornus angustata 'Empress of China'

Upright, rouned form. Dark green, thick leaves - Evergreen in warmer climates. Good accent, specimen.
Spacing : 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular, do not overwater
Form : Upright, rouned form
Seasonal : Purple-red fall foliage
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen
Fruit Info : Raspberry-like
Leaf Description : Dark green, thick leaves - Evergreen in warmer climates
Blooms In : July


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