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.


Setcreasea Purple Queen
Setcreasea purpurea 'Purple Queen'

Trailing perennial. Large, pointed rich violet-purple leaves. Mixed or herbaceous border, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Trailing perennial
Item Usage : Mixed or herbaceous border, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Large, pointed rich violet-purple leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Sophora Jap. Regent Scholar
Sophora japonica 'Regent Scholar'

Broad, rounded form. Glossy, lustrous pinnately compound leaves. Good specimen, lawn, patio tree.
Spacing : 40'-60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, rounded form
Item Usage : Good specimen, lawn, patio tree
Fruit Info : Slender, brown pod-like fruit
Leaf Description : Glossy, lustrous pinnately compound leaves
Blooms In : August


Ginkgo Princeton Sentry
Ginko biloba 'Princeton Sentry'

Upright columnar. Distinctive,two-lobed fan shaped. Specimen, street tree.
Spacing : 20-30'
Water Use : Medium water use
Form : Upright columnar
Item Usage : Specimen, street tree
Fruit Info : This is an all-male cultivar
Leaf Description : Distinctive,two-lobed fan shaped
Attraction : Practically pest free,resists storm damage,urban pollution
Blooms In : Spring


Maple Red Laceleaf
Acer palmatum var. dissectum atropurpureum

Mounding, weeping, deciduous small tree. Deeply dissected, red-purple leaves. Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, weeping, deciduous small tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant
Fruit Info : Red, winged fruit
Leaf Description : Deeply dissected, red-purple leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Wisteria Cooke's Special Purpl
Wisteria sinensis 'Cooke's Special'

Vigorous, twining, climbing deciduous vine. Small, elliptic, rich green foliage. Attractive trained on a fence, arbor or wall.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, twining, climbing deciduous vine
Item Usage : Attractive trained on a fence, arbor or wall
Fruit Info : Bean-like, velvety-green seed pods
Leaf Description : Small, elliptic, rich green foliage
Attraction : Bees
Blooms In : Spring


Soft Touch Holly
Ilex crenata 'Soft Touch'

Dense, mounding evergreen shrub. Small, soft mid-green foliage. Attractive low border, hedge or container plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive low border, hedge or container plant
Leaf Description : Small, soft mid-green foliage


Dr. Kassob Holly
Ilex x 'Dr. Kassob'

Broad, pyramidal evergreen tree. Glossy, lightly toothed, dark-green leaves. Excellent specimen, screen, accent plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, pyramidal evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, screen, accent plant
Fruit Info : Abundant bright-red berries
Leaf Description : Glossy, lightly toothed, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Day Yellow Siloam June Bug
Hemerocallis 'Siloam June Bug'

Clump-forming perennial. Dark green, strap-shaped leaves. Attractive bedding, border, massing plant.
Spacing : 2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, strap-shaped leaves
Blooms In : June - July / Re-bloomer


Armeria Thrift Rose
Armeria maritima

Tufted mounding perennial. Stiff, grass-like, dark green leaves. Attractive bedding, border, seaside plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tufted mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, seaside plant
Leaf Description : Stiff, grass-like, dark green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : April to July


Laurel Cherry
Prunus caroliniana

Large, pyramidal evergreen shrub / small tree. Lance-shaped, shiny dark green leaves. Excellent for screening or hedge.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Large, pyramidal evergreen shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Excellent for screening or hedge
Fruit Info : Cherry-like, lustrous black fruit
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, shiny dark green leaves
Blooms In : Spring


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