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.


Vinca / Periwinkle
Vinca minor

Vigorous trailing evergreen groundcover. Long, glossy dark green oval foliage. Attractive groundcover, bank or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous trailing evergreen groundcover
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, bank or massing plant
Leaf Description : Long, glossy dark green oval foliage
Blooms In : Mid-Spring to Fall


Pansy Mix Copperfield/Skyline
Viola x wittrockiana 'Skyline Copperfield'

Compact, mounding, flowering perennial grown as annual. Heart-shaped, shiny, deep green leaves. Attractive bedding, border, container or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mounding, flowering perennial grown as annual
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, container or massing plant
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, shiny, deep green leaves
Blooms In : Late Fall thru early Spring


Rhododendron Daphnoides Purple
Rhododendron 'Daphnoides'

Dense, compact evergreen shrub. Dark green, thick convex foliage (Unlike any other Rhodo.). Good naturalizing, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, compact evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Good naturalizing, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, thick convex foliage (Unlike any other Rhodo.)
Blooms In : Mid-April - Mid-May


Cryptomeria Sekkan Sugi
Cryptomeria japonica 'Sekkan Sugi'

Upright pyramidal to conical form. Needle-like, yellow new growth maturing to dark green. Good aceent, specimen plant.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright pyramidal to conical form
Item Usage : Good aceent, specimen plant
Fruit Info : Cones
Tree Bark : Reddish-brown, peeling
Leaf Description : Needle-like, yellow new growth maturing to dark green


Glabra Nigra Holly
Ilex glabra 'Nigra'

Erect, compact evergreen shrub. Small, dark green, narrow oval foliage. Great naturalizing, wetlands, massing plant.
Spacing : 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use / Tolerates both wet and dry conditions
Form : Erect, compact evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Purple tinge to foliage in winter months
Item Usage : Great naturalizing, wetlands, massing plant
Leaf Description : Small, dark green, narrow oval foliage
Attraction : Good lower leaf retention


Hosta Medio Variegated / Lav
Hosta 'Medio Variegated'

Clumping, mounding perennial. Waxy leaves with white centers and green margins. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 2' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Waxy leaves with white centers and green margins
Blooms In : Summer


Hyd. Mac / Pia Dwarf
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pia'

Rounded, compact decidous shrub. Broad, coarsley toothed dark green leaves. Attractive border, specimen, group plantings.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, compact decidous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, specimen, group plantings
Leaf Description : Broad, coarsley toothed dark green leaves
Attraction : Cut / Dried flower
Blooms In : Early - Mid Summer


Maple Inaba - Shidare
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba Shidare'

Rounded, weeping, deciduous tree. Red lacy, deeply cut foliage. Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, weeping, deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant
Fruit Info : Reddish-purple winged fruit
Leaf Description : Red lacy, deeply cut foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Rhododendron Anah Kruschke
Rhododendron 'Anah Kruschke'

Compact evergreen flowering shrub. Dark green, leathery foliage. Attractive shady border, low hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, low hedge or accent plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, leathery foliage
Blooms In : Mid to late Spring


Verticillata Jim Dandy / Male
Ilex verticillata 'Jim Dandy'

Dwarf, upright, rounded, slow growing shrub. Glossy, dark green leaves. Generally grown as a pollinator for female Winterberries.
Spacing : 6'- 8' Apart
Water Use : Heavy
Form : Dwarf, upright, rounded, slow growing shrub
Seasonal : Purple-green to yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Generally grown as a pollinator for female Winterberries
Fruit Info : Effective low hedge, good shrub for wet soils, pondside
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green leaves
Attraction : One male plant will pollinate 9-10 female plants
Blooms In : Late Spring - Early Summer


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