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.


Grass Miscanthus Little Zebra
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'

Ornamental Grass. Dark green blades w/yellow horizontal bands. Great accent, small garden plant.
Spacing : 6-8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Ornamental Grass
Item Usage : Great accent, small garden plant
Leaf Description : Dark green blades w/yellow horizontal bands
Blooms In : Late Summer


Typha angustifolia
Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaved Cattail

Aquatic herbaceous perennial. Long, linnear, mid-green leaves. Good pond, lake plant.
Spacing : 3-6' Apart
Water Use : Heavy water use
Form : Aquatic herbaceous perennial
Item Usage : Good pond, lake plant
Leaf Description : Long, linnear, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Mid-Summer


Oleander Red
Nerium oleander

Tall, spreading flowering shrub. Thick, glossy dark greeen foliage. Attractive hedge, border or accent plant.
Spacing : 8' To 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tall, spreading flowering shrub
Item Usage : Attractive hedge, border or accent plant
Fruit Info : Long, bean-like seed pods
Leaf Description : Thick, glossy dark greeen foliage
Blooms In : Summer


Tropical Agave americana Opal
Agave americana 'Opal'

Upright Clumps. Upright blue-grey with creamy yellow toothed margins. Xeriscapes,landscapes.
Spacing : 4' Apart
Water Use : Low
Form : Upright Clumps
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Xeriscapes,landscapes
Leaf Description : Upright blue-grey with creamy yellow toothed margins
Attraction : Drought & pest tolerant, texture and color in landscape


Ivy Gold Child / Variegated
Hedera helix 'Gold Child'

Vigorous, self-clinging, trailing perennial. Gray-green leaves with broad yellow margins. Good trained on a low wall, trellis, fence.
Spacing : 12-18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Vigorous, self-clinging, trailing perennial
Item Usage : Good trained on a low wall, trellis, fence
Leaf Description : Gray-green leaves with broad yellow margins


Hosta The Razors Edge
Hosta The Razors Edge

Upright. Ruffled lanced, with red petioles. Containers, along edge of bed.
Water Use : Average
Form : Upright
Item Usage : Containers, along edge of bed
Leaf Description : Ruffled lanced, with red petioles
Attraction : Hummingbirds
Blooms In : Mid-summer


Elsie Lee Lavender Azalea
Azalea 'Elsie Lee'

Evergreen azalea. Small, mid to dark green leaves. Excellent border, hedge or accent plant.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Excellent border, hedge or accent plant
Leaf Description : Small, mid to dark green leaves
Blooms In : Mid Spring


Hornbeam Weeping
Carpinus betulus 'Pendula'

Mounding, pendulous habit. Ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves. Attractive accent, specimen tree.
Spacing : 15'- 20' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, pendulous habit
Seasonal : Yellow to orange Fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, specimen tree
Fruit Info : Green fruit, maturing to yellow-brown
Leaf Description : Ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Spring


Rhododendron Janet Blair
Rhododendron 'Janet Blair'

Rounded, well-branched evergreen shrub. Large, elliptic mid-green leaves. Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4' To 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, well-branched evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive shady border, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Large, elliptic mid-green leaves
Blooms In : Late Spring


Rudbeckia Viette's Little Suzy
Rudbeckia fulgida 'Viette's Little Suzy'

Clump-forming, flowering perennial. Dark green, hairy foliage. Attractive front of border, massing plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump-forming, flowering perennial
Item Usage : Attractive front of border, massing plant
Leaf Description : Dark green, hairy foliage
Attraction : Cut/dried flower
Blooms In : Late Summer thru mid Fall


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