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.


Cactus Prickly Pear
Opuntia humifusa

Prostrate spreading form. Oblong, flattened green pads have bristles and thorns. Good rock garden, accent plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Low water use
Form : Prostrate spreading form
Item Usage : Good rock garden, accent plant
Fruit Info : Egg-shaped, edible fruit
Leaf Description : Oblong, flattened green pads have bristles and thorns
Blooms In : Late spring - Early summer


Lithodora Grace Ward Blue
Lithodora diffusa 'Grace Ward'

Low, mounding form. Medium green, narrow hairy foliage. Good groundcover, woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 4-6' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Low, mounding form
Item Usage : Good groundcover, woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Medium green, narrow hairy foliage
Attraction : Deer resistant
Blooms In : Summer


Fruit Grape Himrod
Vitis labrusca 'Himrod'

Climbing vine. Dark green, leathery, lobed foliage. Good for wine, fruit, arbor or trellis.
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Climbing vine
Item Usage : Good for wine, fruit, arbor or trellis
Fruit Info : Greenish-white fruit in clusters
Leaf Description : Dark green, leathery, lobed foliage
Blooms In : Spring


Maple - Sun Valley
Acer rubrum 'Sun Valley'

Symmetrically ovate crowned deciduous tree. Dark green leaves. Good street, shade, specimen tree.
Spacing : 35-50' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Symmetrically ovate crowned deciduous tree
Seasonal : Brilliant red Fall foliage
Item Usage : Good street, shade, specimen tree
Leaf Description : Dark green leaves


Kerria Pleniflora
Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

Upright flowering deciduous shrub. Sharply toothed, oval, bright-green leaves. Attractive border or woodland garden plant.
Spacing : 6' to 8' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright flowering deciduous shrub
Item Usage : Attractive border or woodland garden plant
Leaf Description : Sharply toothed, oval, bright-green leaves
Blooms In : April to May


Coreopsis Route 66
Coreopsis verticillata 'Route 66'

Clump forming perennial. Thin fine leaf. Containers,bedding, mass planting.
Spacing : 30" apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Clump forming perennial
Item Usage : Containers,bedding, mass planting
Leaf Description : Thin fine leaf
Attraction : Deer resistant, long bloom time
Blooms In : Mid summer to Mid fall


Herb Dill Fernleaf
Anethum graveolens

Erect form. Dark green, feathery-fernlike aromatic foliage. Mainly used in pickling, can be used as a fresh/dried herb.
Spacing : 12-15" Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Erect form
Item Usage : Mainly used in pickling, can be used as a fresh/dried herb
Fruit Info : Light brown oval seeds
Leaf Description : Dark green, feathery-fernlike aromatic foliage
Blooms In : Mid-summer


Grass Miscanthus Gracillimus
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Upright, clump-forming ornamental grass. Fine textured, arching, narrow bladed foliage. Attractive accent, border or mass planting.
Spacing : 3' To 5' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Upright, clump-forming ornamental grass
Seasonal : Maroon-purple fall foliage
Item Usage : Attractive accent, border or mass planting
Leaf Description : Fine textured, arching, narrow bladed foliage
Attraction : Cut/dried flower, Salt tolerant
Blooms In : October


Osmanthus Goshiki
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki'

Compact, mound-forming evergreen shrub. Pink-tinged new growth, dk green yellow splotched mature. Escellent shrub border. hedging, topiary plant.
Spacing : 2-4' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Compact, mound-forming evergreen shrub
Item Usage : Escellent shrub border. hedging, topiary plant
Fruit Info : Ovoid, blue-black fruit
Leaf Description : Pink-tinged new growth, dk green yellow splotched mature
Blooms In : Late Summer - Fall


Magnolia Elizabeth
Magnolia x 'Elizabeth'

Conical to rounded deciduous tree. 8" Obovate dark green leaves, bronze when young. Excellent specimen or among other trees and shrubs.
Spacing : 15-25' Apart
Water Use : Regular water use
Form : Conical to rounded deciduous tree
Item Usage : Excellent specimen or among other trees and shrubs
Leaf Description : 8" Obovate dark green leaves, bronze when young
Blooms In : Mid and late Spring, before and with the young leaves


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