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.


Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus

Clump forming, tufted evergreen perennial. Narrowly linear, dark green grass-like foliage. Attractive groundcover, border edging, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming, tufted evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Attractive groundcover, border edging, rock garden plant
Fruit Info : Rounded, blue-black berries
Leaf Description : Narrowly linear, dark green grass-like foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Boxwood Microphylla Faulkner
Buxus microphylla 'Faulkner'

Compact upright shrub. Oval bright green leaves. Excellent specimen, topiary, or tidy hedge.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact upright shrub
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, topiary, or tidy hedge
Leaf Description : Oval bright green leaves


Pine Loblolly
Pinus taeda

Conical, becoming rounded, evergreen tree. Long, dark green needles. Attractive shade or lawn tree, screening tree.
Spacing : 65' Apart
Water Use : Drought tolerant
Form : Conical, becoming rounded, evergreen tree
Item Usage : Attractive shade or lawn tree, screening tree
Fruit Info : Narrowly conical, rust-brown cones with winged seeds
Tree Bark : Scaly, deeply furrowed gray-brown bark
Leaf Description : Long, dark green needles


Ilex X Aspire
Ilex x 'Aspire'

Ovate form. Dark green glossy foliage. Good accent, specimen, hedge plant.
Spacing : 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Ovate form
Item Usage : Good accent, specimen, hedge plant
Leaf Description : Dark green glossy foliage


Dogwood Samaritan Variegated
Cornus kousa ssp. chinensis 'Samzan' (Samaritan)

Broad, conical deciduous tree. Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green w/creamy white margins. Effective specimen, woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 15' To 25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Broad, conical deciduous tree
Seasonal : Deep crimson-purple foliage in fall
Item Usage : Effective specimen, woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Raspberry-like, red fleshy fruit
Leaf Description : Ovate, wavy-margined, dark-green w/creamy white margins
Blooms In : Early Summer


Redbud Traveller
Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Traveller'

Weeping, pendulous deciduous flowering tree. Heart-shaped, glossy dark green foliage. Excellent specimen, accent, small garden tree.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Weeping, pendulous deciduous flowering tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen, accent, small garden tree
Leaf Description : Heart-shaped, glossy dark green foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Cam Jap. Snow Chan
Camellia japonica 'Snow Chan'

Dense form. Shiny dark-green, oval leaves. Attractive accent, border or container specimen.
Spacing : 10' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container specimen
Leaf Description : Shiny dark-green, oval leaves
Blooms In : Mid-season




Hosta Montana Aureomarginata
Hosta 'Montana Aureomarginata'

Clump-forming, mounding perennial. Large, pointed dark green leaves w/irregular yellow margins. Excellent shady garden, woodland border plant.
Spacing : 3' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, mounding perennial
Item Usage : Excellent shady garden, woodland border plant
Leaf Description : Large, pointed dark green leaves w/irregular yellow margins
Blooms In : Summer


Abelia Flat Creek
Abelia x grandiflora 'Flat Creek'

Spreading, rounded form. Glossy, dark green foliage - Bronze tint. .
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Spreading, rounded form
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark green foliage - Bronze tint
Blooms In : Summer


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