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.


Abelia X Canyon Creek / Pnk-Wh
Abelia x grandiflora 'Canyon Creek'

Compact, semi-evergreen deciduous shrub. Rich, copper new growth matures to yellow then green. Excellent border or low hedge plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, semi-evergreen deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Bronzy-rose fall and winter foliage color
Item Usage : Excellent border or low hedge plant
Leaf Description : Rich, copper new growth matures to yellow then green
Attraction : Butterflies, Bees
Blooms In : May to frost


Phlox Creeping Fort Hill Pink
Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill Pink'

Low growing, dense evergreen flowering perennial. Evergreen, needle-like foliage. Attractive edging, border or groundcover.
Spacing : 18" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, dense evergreen flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive edging, border or groundcover
Leaf Description : Evergreen, needle-like foliage
Blooms In : Early Spring


Hibiscus Coccineus / Red
Hibiscus coccineus

Tall, woody-based perennial. Palmate, deeply lobed, bronzy-green leaves. Attractive mixed border, herbaceous garden plant.
Spacing : 4' to 6' Apart
Water Use : Keep moist
Form : Tall, woody-based perennial
Item Usage : Attractive mixed border, herbaceous garden plant
Leaf Description : Palmate, deeply lobed, bronzy-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer and early fall


Houttuynia Chameleon
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon'

Spreading deciduous perennial. Green, yellow and red heart-shaped foliage. Attractive groundcover, border or pondside plant.
Spacing : 12" To 24" Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Spreading deciduous perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, border or pondside plant
Leaf Description : Green, yellow and red heart-shaped foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Magnolia Purpleana
Magnolia x soulangiana 'Purpliana'

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


Herb Peppermint
Mentha x piperita

Spreading perennial herb. Fragant, toothed hairy green foliage, reddish-purple stems. Great herb garden, perennial garden, medicinal,culinary use.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading perennial herb
Item Usage : Great herb garden, perennial garden, medicinal,culinary use
Leaf Description : Fragant, toothed hairy green foliage, reddish-purple stems
Blooms In : Mid-summer


Chionanthus Retusus
Chionanthus retusus

Spreading deciduous small tree / large shrub. Elliptic, glossy bright green above, white, hairy beneath. Good shrub border, small garden, specimen plant.
Spacing : 10-20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading deciduous small tree / large shrub
Item Usage : Good shrub border, small garden, specimen plant
Fruit Info : Blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Elliptic, glossy bright green above, white, hairy beneath
Blooms In : Summer


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


Tolleson's Blue Weeping
Juniperus scopulorum 'Tolleson's Blue Weeping'

Upright, weeping coniferous tree. String-like, silvery blue-gray foliage. Excellent, specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, weeping coniferous tree
Item Usage : Excellent, specimen, accent tree
Leaf Description : String-like, silvery blue-gray foliage


Lig. Suwanee River
Ligustrum japonicum 'Suwanee River'

Upright, dense, evergreen shrub. Glossy dark green thick foliage. Attractive screen, hedge or trained into small tree.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, dense, evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive screen, hedge or trained into small tree
Fruit Info : Oblong, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Glossy dark green thick foliage
Attraction : Heat and drought tolerant
Blooms In : May


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