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.


Kale Red / Nagoya
Brassica oleracea 'Nagoya Red'

Erect, branching perennial grown as annual. Finely cut, dark purple-red foliage. Excellent border, massing, display plant.
Spacing : 12-15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, branching perennial grown as annual
Seasonal : Color is enhanced by cool temperatures - Below 50 Deg. F
Item Usage : Excellent border, massing, display plant
Leaf Description : Finely cut, dark purple-red foliage


Encore Az. Chiffon - Pale Pink
Azalea Encore 'Autumn Chiffon'

Compact evergreen azalea. Large dark green foliage. Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers.
Spacing : 3 - 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact evergreen azalea
Item Usage : Border, hedge, foundation, accent, massing, containers
Leaf Description : Large dark green foliage
Blooms In : Spring, then again in summer, then fall


Vinca / Major Variegated
Vinca major 'Variegata'

Prostrate, trailing evergreen subshrub. Lance-shaped, elliptic gray-green leaves with creamy margins. Useful groundcover, shrub border, container plant.
Spacing : 3' - 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Prostrate, trailing evergreen subshrub
Item Usage : Useful groundcover, shrub border, container plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, elliptic gray-green leaves with creamy margins
Blooms In : Mid-Spring to Fall


Gardenia Frost Proof
Gardenia jasminoides 'Frost Proof'

Upright form. Slender, narrow leaves - Similar to Gardenia radicans leaves. Accent, border, container plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright form
Item Usage : Accent, border, container plant
Leaf Description : Slender, narrow leaves - Similar to Gardenia radicans leaves
Attraction : More sun tolerant, deer resistant
Blooms In : May - July


Lantana Red Spread
Lantana camara 'Red Spread'

Mounding, spreading form. Mid-green, rough textured leaves. Good massing, accent plant.
Spacing : 2-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Mounding, spreading form
Item Usage : Good massing, accent plant
Leaf Description : Mid-green, rough textured leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Rosa Pink Knock Out
Rosa 'Radcon'

Flowering deciduous shrub rose. Rich, dark bronzy-green foliage. Excellent massing, groundcover plant.
Spacing : 3-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Flowering deciduous shrub rose
Item Usage : Excellent massing, groundcover plant
Leaf Description : Rich, dark bronzy-green foliage
Blooms In : Late Spring


Pine Austrian
Pinus nigra

Domed, dense, spreading evergreen tree. Dense, straight, rigid dark green leaves. Good specimen, shelter, windbreaking tree.
Spacing : 25-35' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Domed, dense, spreading evergreen tree
Item Usage : Good specimen, shelter, windbreaking tree
Fruit Info : Long, ovoid yellow brown cones
Tree Bark : Plate-like dark brown to black bark
Leaf Description : Dense, straight, rigid dark green leaves


Cam Jap. Jury's Yellow
Camellia japonica 'Jury's Yellow'

Narrow, erect evergreen shrub. Shiny dark-green, oval leaves. Attractive accent, border or container specimen.
Spacing : 10' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Narrow, erect evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container specimen
Leaf Description : Shiny dark-green, oval leaves
Blooms In : Late Winter thru Spring


Palm Chinese Fan
Livistona chinensis

Erect, single-stemmed palm. Large, light green deeply divided, arching leaves. Great for small gardens, street, understory, containers.
Spacing : 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect, single-stemmed palm
Item Usage : Great for small gardens, street, understory, containers
Fruit Info : Round, glossy blue-gray fruit
Leaf Description : Large, light green deeply divided, arching leaves
Blooms In : Spring-Summer


Sedum John Creech
Sedum spurium 'John Creech'

Vigorous, mat-forming evergreen perennial. Leathery, green leaves. Excellent groundcover, rock garden plant.
Spacing : 18" Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Vigorous, mat-forming evergreen perennial
Item Usage : Excellent groundcover, rock garden plant
Leaf Description : Leathery, green leaves
Blooms In : Early to late Summer


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