As I was reading about this plant, one of the authors described Japanese kerria as a "kindergarten shrub that almost anyone can grow." I was trying to decide if this is a negative or positive comment ...

Description: A deciduous shrub native to China and Japan, Kerria japonica may not be especially coveted by collectors, but named varieties have rekindled interest among horticulturists and keen green ...

There are some plants in my landscape that I must admit I don't give much attention most of the year. Kerria japonica seems to vanish in the shrub border along the west side of our backyard except for ...

GINA PARKINSON sings the praises of a May plant that might seem ordinary but which has its own beauty. THE May garden is so full of interesting things to talk about that it is hard to choose, but one ...

I have a Japanese kerria, which was spectacular in bloom this spring. It has outgrown its space, however, and with all the rain, the long branches are hanging over everything. How can I prune my ...

A lovely flowering shrub with many seasons of interest is the Japanese kerria (Kerria japonica). This relatively small shrub has branches that arch up and out from a central point. The bark is an ...

William Kerr was a young Kew gardener, and protégé of Sir Joseph Banks, the famous 18th-century naturalist and plant collector. In 1804, Kerr was seconded to the East India Company in China to search ...

LITTLE ROCK — Since Dolly made her debut, cloning has been much in the news. While cloning is far from the norm in the animal kingdom, it is commonplace among plants. One plant in my garden, Kerria ...

My first year of teaching was in a small town between Fernie and Cranbrook, in the beautiful East Kootenays. Since then, I’ve kept in touch with a British couple on the staff. During my travelling ...

This decidious shrub, also called “Pleniflora,” is a spectacular addition to the early spring garden as its bright yellow pom-pom blooms are in full display from March through April. It is a ...

A pretty yet underused spring flowering shrub is the Japanese kerria (Kerria japonica). This shrub has smooth green stems that are upright and arching. Individual stems have a zigzag to them. The dark ...