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.


Haw. Snow Cap
Rhaphiolepis x delacourii 'Snow Cap'

Mounding evergreen shrub. Dark green leathery foliage. Good low, informal hedge, accent, mixed border plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Good low, informal hedge, accent, mixed border plant
Fruit Info : Dark, blue-black round berries
Leaf Description : Dark green leathery foliage
Blooms In : Spring and early summer


Moonglow Juniper Spiral
Juniperus scopulorum 'Moonglow'

Broad, pyramidal coniferous evergreen. Intense silver-blue foliage. Attractive accent, specimen, trained topiary plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, pyramidal coniferous evergreen
Item Usage : Attractive accent, specimen, trained topiary plant
Tree Bark : Red-brown flaky bark
Leaf Description : Intense silver-blue foliage


Grass Panicum Heavy Metal
Panicum virg. Heavy Metal

Narrow, upright clump-forming perennial grass. Upright, flat metallic blue-gray leaves. Excellent mixed border, cutting garden plant.
Spacing : 3'- 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, upright clump-forming perennial grass
Seasonal : Yellow fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent mixed border, cutting garden plant
Leaf Description : Upright, flat metallic blue-gray leaves
Blooms In : Early Fall


Day White Joan Senior
Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior'

Clump-forming, flowering perennial. Blade-like, dark-green foliage. Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant.
Spacing : 12" X 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Excellent border, wildflower garden or massing plant
Leaf Description : Blade-like, dark-green foliage
Attraction : Cut flower
Blooms In : Early to mid-season


Aucuba Gold Dust
Aucuba japonica 'Gold Dust'

Rounded evergreen shrub. Glossy, dark green leaves spotted with gold. Container, screen or massing plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Container, screen or massing plant
Fruit Info : Scarlet berries on female plants
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green leaves spotted with gold
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Hosta Francee / Lavender
Hosta 'Francee'

Clumping, mounding perennial. Dark green leaves with white margins. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Dark green leaves with white margins
Blooms In : Mid-Summer - early Autumn


Boxwood Green Mountain Spiral
Buxus x 'Green Mountain'

Dense, pyramidal-oval form. Oblong, dark green glossy leaves. Attractive foundation, small hedge, border plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense, pyramidal-oval form
Seasonal : Golden winter color
Item Usage : Attractive foundation, small hedge, border plant
Leaf Description : Oblong, dark green glossy leaves


Vinca / Bowles Periwinkle
Vinca minor 'Bowles'

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


Rhododendron Henry's Red
Rhododendron 'Henry's Red'

Compact evergreen shrub. Leathery dark green foliage. Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 2' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Leathery dark green foliage
Blooms In : Early Spring - May


Hinoki Cypress Dwarf
Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis'

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


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