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.


Birch Dura Heat Single Stem
Betula nigra 'Dura Heat'

Multi-stemmed, deciduous tree. Lustrous, dark green spot-resistant leaves. Excellent garden specimen, accent tree.
Spacing : 30-50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Multi-stemmed, deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent garden specimen, accent tree
Tree Bark : Exfoliating creamy-white, aging to salmon & cinnamon brown
Leaf Description : Lustrous, dark green spot-resistant leaves


Armeria Thrift Rose
Armeria maritima

Tufted mounding perennial. Stiff, grass-like, dark green leaves. Attractive bedding, border, seaside plant.
Spacing : 12" To 18" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Tufted mounding perennial
Item Usage : Attractive bedding, border, seaside plant
Leaf Description : Stiff, grass-like, dark green leaves
Attraction : Salt tolerant
Blooms In : April to July


Maple Inaba - Shidare
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Inaba Shidare'

Rounded, weeping, deciduous tree. Red lacy, deeply cut foliage. Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant.
Spacing : 10' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Rounded, weeping, deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red fall foliage
Item Usage : Excellent small garden, specimen or container plant
Fruit Info : Reddish-purple winged fruit
Leaf Description : Red lacy, deeply cut foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Cm Sarah's Hardy Favorite
Lagerstroemia x 'Sarah's Hardy Favorite'

Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree. Glossy, dark-green leaves. Attractive accent, massing or border plant.
Spacing : 30' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, vase-shaped deciduous tree
Seasonal : Red-orange fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, massing or border plant
Tree Bark : Cinnamon colored mature bark
Leaf Description : Glossy, dark-green leaves
Blooms In : Summer


Fern Polystichum Christmas
Polystichum acrostichoides

Upright, clump-forming evergreen fern. Lance-shaped, dark-green fronds. Excellent shady border, accent plant.
Spacing : 24" To 36" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, clump-forming evergreen fern
Item Usage : Excellent shady border, accent plant
Leaf Description : Lance-shaped, dark-green fronds


Hosta Alba Marginata/Lavender
Hosta 'Alba Marginata'

Clumping, mounding foliage perennial. Flat, broad dark green leaves with irregular cream margins. Attractive container, shady border or accent plant.
Spacing : 2' To 4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clumping, mounding foliage perennial
Item Usage : Attractive container, shady border or accent plant
Leaf Description : Flat, broad dark green leaves with irregular cream margins
Blooms In : Summer


Spartan Juniper
Juniperus chinensis 'Spartan'

Compact, dense columnar evergreen shrub. Rich green foliage. Attractive accent, hedge or screen plant.
Spacing : 6' To 12' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, dense columnar evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Attractive accent, hedge or screen plant
Leaf Description : Rich green foliage


Coreopsis Sunfire
Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunfire'

Compact, clumping form. Medium green, lance-shaped leaves. Attractive accent, border or container plant.
Spacing : 2' To 3' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, clumping form
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or container plant
Leaf Description : Medium green, lance-shaped leaves
Attraction : Butterflies, Cut flowers
Blooms In : June - September


Mint Julep Oriental Pompon
Juniperus chinensis 'Mint Julep'

Compact, arching evergreen shrub. Blue green foilage. Excellent trained topiary, specimen plant.
Spacing : 6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, arching evergreen shrub
Seasonal : Evergreen
Item Usage : Excellent trained topiary, specimen plant
Fruit Info : Small silvery blue berry
Tree Bark : Smooth grey - becoming rougher over time
Leaf Description : Blue green foilage
Attraction : Compact size takes well to pruning


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


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