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.


Oak Willow Park Grade
Quercus phellos

Spreading, pyramidal deciduous tree. Long, narrow willow-like, mid-green leaves. Attractive shade, lawn or specimen tree.
Spacing : 45' to 65' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, pyramidal deciduous tree
Seasonal : Dull yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive shade, lawn or specimen tree
Fruit Info : Acorns
Tree Bark : Smooth gray bark
Leaf Description : Long, narrow willow-like, mid-green leaves


Cedar Blue Atlas Weeping
Cedrus atlantica 'Glauca Pendula'

Weeping, wide-spreading evergreen tree. Steely-blue needle-like foliage. Excellent accent, trained specimen tree.
Spacing : 80' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Weeping, wide-spreading evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent accent, trained specimen tree
Fruit Info : Cones throughout the year
Leaf Description : Steely-blue needle-like foliage


Canna Kreta Red / Green Leaf
Canna x generalis 'Kreta'

Upright form. Large, deep green tropical foliage. 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, deep green tropical foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Encore Az. Carnival - Pink
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Carnival'

Upright, spreading evergreen azalea. Dark green, hairy foliage. Hedge, border, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, spreading evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Hedge, border, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Dark green, hairy foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Honeylocust Skyline
Gleditsia tricanthos var. inermis 'Skyline'

Compact, broadly conical deciduous tree. Glossy green, oblong lance-shaped leaflets. Excellent specimen tree.
Spacing : 40' To 60' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, broadly conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Bright yellow Fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent specimen tree
Fruit Info : Pendent, sickle-shaped seed pods
Tree Bark : Thorny bark and branches
Leaf Description : Glossy green, oblong lance-shaped leaflets


Magnolia Sweet Bay
Magnolia virginiana

Spreading, semi-evergreen shrub / small tree. Oval green foliage with silvery undersides. Attractive screen or accent plant.
Spacing : 15' To 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, semi-evergreen shrub / small tree
Item Usage : Attractive screen or accent plant
Tree Bark : Silvery gray bark
Leaf Description : Oval green foliage with silvery undersides
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Early Summer to early Fall


Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia x 'Elizabeth'

Conical to rounded deciduous tree. 8" Obovate dark green leaves, bronze when young. Excellent specimen or among other trees and shrubs.
Spacing : 15-25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical to rounded deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen or among other trees and shrubs
Leaf Description : 8" Obovate dark green leaves, bronze when young
Blooms In : Mid and late Spring, before and with the young leaves


Mondo Grass Ebony Knight
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Ebony Knight'

Clump-forming, dwarf perennial. Purplish-black, grass-like foliage. Good edging, border, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 12" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, dwarf perennial
Item Usage : Good edging, border, groundcover plant
Fruit Info : Black berries
Leaf Description : Purplish-black, grass-like foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring


Hibiscus Luna Red
Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna' Red

Upright. . Pots, landscape, tropical theme.
Spacing : 24-30" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Pots, landscape, tropical theme
Attraction : LARGE blooms can be 8" across
Blooms In : Summer


Fern Matteuccia Ostrich
Matteuccia struthiopteris

Tall, graceful fern. Pale green feather-like fronds. Excellent shady garden specimen.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tall, graceful fern
Item Usage : Excellent shady garden specimen
Leaf Description : Pale green feather-like fronds


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