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.


Hyd. Querc / Vaughn's Lillie
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Vaughn's Lillie'

Upright, mounded, flowering deciduous shrub. Mid-green, deeply lobed, oak-leaf shaped foliage. Attractive hedge, border or container plant.
Spacing : 5' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, mounded, flowering deciduous shrub
Seasonal : Burgundy-red fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, border or container plant
Tree Bark : Exfoliating amber colored bark
Leaf Description : Mid-green, deeply lobed, oak-leaf shaped foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring-Summer


Verbena Aztec Red Velvet
Verbena 'Aztec Red Velvet'

Spreading, trailing annual. Dark green, textured foliage. Good border, groundcover, massing plant.
Spacing : 2-3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, trailing annual
Item Usage : Good border, groundcover, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, textured foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Herb Oregano
Origanum vulgare

Spreading form. Oval, dark green aromatic foliage. Culinary use - Good for cooking & seasoning - Fresh or dried.
Spacing : 18-24" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading form
Item Usage : Culinary use - Good for cooking & seasoning - Fresh or dried
Leaf Description : Oval, dark green aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Phormium Amazing Red
Phormium tenax 'Amazing Red'

Upright, fan-shaped clumping-form. Narrow, linear red leaves w/pink effects. Good container, vertical effect plant.
Spacing : 1-2' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, fan-shaped clumping-form
Item Usage : Good container, vertical effect plant
Leaf Description : Narrow, linear red leaves w/pink effects


Spruce Norway
Picea abies

Conical, broad evergreen tree. Blunt, dark-green needles on horizontal branches. Excellent specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 20' to 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical, broad evergreen tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent tree
Fruit Info : Cylindrical green-brown cones
Tree Bark : Red-brown bark
Leaf Description : Blunt, dark-green needles on horizontal branches


Helleborus Pink Frost
Helleborus x ballardiae 'HGC Pink Frost'

. Silvery green. Container, woodland and borders.
Water Use : Requires consistent moisture
Item Usage : Container, woodland and borders
Leaf Description : Silvery green
Attraction : Deer resistant
Blooms In : January - March


Fruit Blueberry Pink Lemonade
Vaccinium corymbosum 'Pink Lemonade'

rounded shrub. glossy green, lanceolate. spring flowers, summer fruit, fall foliage.
Spacing : 5 feet apart
Water Use : adequate and even
Form : rounded shrub
Seasonal : spring flowers, mid - late season fruit
Item Usage : spring flowers, summer fruit, fall foliage
Fruit Info : greenishfruit turning deep pink when ripe
Tree Bark : dusky reddish brown
Leaf Description : glossy green, lanceolate
Attraction : spring flowers, summer fruit, fall foliage, winter twigs
Blooms In : spring


Grass Muhlenbergia Capillaris
Muhlenbergia capillaris

Clump-forming ornamental grass. Narrow, thin, arching mid-green foliage. Excellent massing, specimen plant.
Spacing : 4' - 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming ornamental grass
Item Usage : Excellent massing, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Narrow, thin, arching mid-green foliage
Blooms In : Late Summer / Early Fall


Aucuba Green
Aucuba japonica

Rounded evergreen shrub. Ovate, glossy, toothed dark-green leaves. Excellent specimen, hedge or container plant.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, hedge or container plant
Fruit Info : Bright red berries on female plants
Leaf Description : Ovate, glossy, toothed dark-green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Birch Dakota Pinnacle Standard
Betula platyphylla 'Dakota Pinnacle'

Spire like columnar habit. Glossy,serrated edge. Exellent landscape tree, tolerant of urban pollution.
Spacing : 15' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - will tolerate moist soil
Form : Spire like columnar habit
Seasonal : Vertical landscape element, golden fall foliage
Item Usage : Exellent landscape tree, tolerant of urban pollution
Fruit Info : Small cone
Tree Bark : White exfoliating
Leaf Description : Glossy,serrated edge
Attraction : Fall foliage, resistant to birch borer,interesting shape
Blooms In : Late winter


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