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.


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


Osmanthus Fragrans
Osmanthus fragrans

Upright, broad, densely branched evergreen shrub. Leathery, dark green finely toothed leaves. Attractive trained as small tree, screen, hedge or espalier.
Spacing : 10' To 15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, broad, densely branched evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive trained as small tree, screen, hedge or espalier
Fruit Info : Oblong blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Leathery, dark green finely toothed leaves
Blooms In : Autumn to Spring


Encore Az. Chiffon - Pale Pink
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Chiffon'

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


Vib Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum

Dense, rounded form. Dark green, lobed foliage. Good shrub border, hedge, background plant.
Spacing : 10-15' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, rounded form
Seasonal : Yellow to purple-red fall foliage
Item Usage : Good shrub border, hedge, background plant
Fruit Info : Bright red berries
Leaf Description : Dark green, lobed foliage
Attraction : Birds, wildlife
Blooms In : June


Lavandula Silver Edge
Lavandula ang. Slvr Edge

Compact, mounding perennial shrub. Blue-green linear leaves edged w/cream maturing to white. Attractive border, accent or mass planting.
Spacing : 15" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding perennial shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, accent or mass planting
Leaf Description : Blue-green linear leaves edged w/cream maturing to white
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : July through August


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


Hinoki Cypress
Chamaecyparis obtusa Compacta

Dwarf, dense pyramidal coniferous evergreen tree. Blunt, dark green fern-like foliage. Excellent specimen, accent, topiary plant.
Spacing : 5' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dwarf, dense pyramidal coniferous evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent, topiary plant
Fruit Info : Green female cones / Orange-brown male cones
Tree Bark : Soft, stringy bark
Leaf Description : Blunt, dark green fern-like foliage


Oak Water
Quercus nigra

Broadly conical deciduous tree. Dark green, 3-lobed leaves. Good specimen, shade tree.
Spacing : 35' To 50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broadly conical deciduous tree
Item Usage : Good specimen, shade tree
Fruit Info : Round acorns
Tree Bark : Smooth brown to dark gray bark
Leaf Description : Dark green, 3-lobed leaves


Abelia Kaleidoscope
Abelia x grandiflora 'Kaleidoscope'

Low growing, semi-evergreen. Bright yellow in spring to deep green w/gold-cream edges. Great border, low hedge plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low growing, semi-evergreen
Seasonal : Yellow, orange and red fall foliage
Item Usage : Great border, low hedge plant
Leaf Description : Bright yellow in spring to deep green w/gold-cream edges
Blooms In : Early summer


Santolina Lavender Cotton
Santolina chamaecyparissus

Low, mounding evergreen shrub. . Good formal garden, massing, edging plant.
Spacing : 4 - 6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Low, mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Good formal garden, massing, edging plant
Tree Bark : Narrow, crinkled aromatic gray foliage
Blooms In : Summer


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