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.


Abelia Var. Twist Of Lime
Abelia x grandiflora 'Twist of Lime'

Rounded, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub. New flush is bright yellow with green maturing to rich ivory. Massing, ground cover, specimen, borders, containers.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Moderate - drought tolerant once established
Form : Rounded, spreading, multi-stemmed shrub
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Massing, ground cover, specimen, borders, containers
Leaf Description : New flush is bright yellow with green maturing to rich ivory
Attraction : Showy foliage-heavy bloomer-fragrant
Blooms In : Summer through fall


Sweet Gum Rotundiloba
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba'

Narrow, pyramidal deciduous tree. Rounded-lobed, shiny dark green leaves. Excellent street, specimen or woodland garden tree.
Spacing : 25 to 35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, pyramidal deciduous tree
Seasonal : Yellow to dark burgundy-red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent street, specimen or woodland garden tree
Fruit Info : Does not bear fruit
Leaf Description : Rounded-lobed, shiny dark green leaves


Cleyera Jap. LeAnn TM 11737
Ternstroemia gymnanthera 'Contherann' PP#11737

Bushy,dense,upright. Bronze new growth,reddish purple winter.Alternate,simple. Accent, screen, background,.
Water Use : Regular
Form : Bushy,dense,upright
Item Usage : Accent, screen, background,
Fruit Info : Bright red berries in the fall persist through winter
Leaf Description : Bronze new growth,reddish purple winter.Alternate,simple
Attraction : Deer,disease,drought,heat,mildew resistant,salt tolerant
Blooms In : Early spring


Rhododendron Blue Ensign
Rhododendron 'Blue Ensign'

Dense upright, compact evergreen shrub. Leathery, dark green foliage. Attractive border, screen, hedge, mass planting or specimen.
Spacing : 6' To 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Dense upright, compact evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border, screen, hedge, mass planting or specimen
Leaf Description : Leathery, dark green foliage
Blooms In : May - June


Aquilegia Little Lanterns
Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns'

Clump-forming perennial. Mid-green, delicate foliage. Great shade, border, massing, naturalizing, native wildflwr.
Spacing : 1' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming perennial
Seasonal : Perennial
Item Usage : Great shade, border, massing, naturalizing, native wildflwr
Leaf Description : Mid-green, delicate foliage
Attraction : Butterflies, Hummingbirds, deer & rabbit resistant
Blooms In : Spring - one of first and longest blooming




Dogwood Silky
Cornus amomum

Semi-erect deciduous shrub. Broadly elliptical, dark green foliage. Good woodland garden, wet soil plant.
Spacing : 12-15' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Semi-erect deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Good woodland garden, wet soil plant
Fruit Info : Pale blue berries turn black
Leaf Description : Broadly elliptical, dark green foliage
Attraction : Birds
Blooms In : Spring


Herbert Purple Azalea
Azalea 'Herbert'

Low spreading evergreen azalea. Dark green, hairy leaves. Attractive low hedge, shady garden plant.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low spreading evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Attractive low hedge, shady garden plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, hairy leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Spring


Hackberry Celtis Occidentalis
Celtis occidentalis

Upright oval when young, maturing to rounded, irregular. Medium to dark green foliage, usually w/cosmetic diseases. Shade, erosion control tree.
Spacing : 60-100' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright oval when young, maturing to rounded, irregular
Item Usage : Shade, erosion control tree
Tree Bark : Very corky, warty bark
Leaf Description : Medium to dark green foliage, usually w/cosmetic diseases
Blooms In : April-May


Mint Julep Juniper Spiral
Juniperus chinensis 'Mint Julep'

Compact, arching evergreen shrub. Brilliant mint-green foliage. Excellent trained topiary, specimen plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, arching evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Excellent trained topiary, specimen plant
Leaf Description : Brilliant mint-green foliage


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