What: Smothered in snow-white flowers, Pieris japonica “White Cascade” is a herald of spring. When in full bloom, one can hardly see the delicate evergreen foliage hidden beneath the trusses of ...

Pieris are easy-to-grow and cold-hardy evergreen shrubs with dark fingered foliage that is attractive all year round. This plant (also known as the andromeda bush or the lily-of-the-valley bush) ...

WHAT: Pieris japonica is a tried-and-true, all-season wonder in Northwest gardens. There are nine varieties of the plant, also known as the lily-of-the-valley shrub, on the Great Plant Picks list, ...

Many landscape disappointments can be avoided if you know when to prune your trees and shrubs. Flower-producing wood might be eliminated inadvertently because of pruning too late or early. The leaf ...

For sheer beauty, not much competes with azaleas, dogwoods, cherries and redbuds at this time of year. But I think one lesser-known shrub could join them if only it were planted more often in Piedmont ...

If you’re looking for a rather slow-growing foundation shrub to add to your landscaping, you may be interested in purchasing a Pieris japonica, native to Japan and commonly called Japanese andromeda.

Pieris japonica 'Valley Rose' is ornamental in both bud and flower. Its buds are deep rose and the flowers age to white. Buds begin to develop in winter, and the flowers open in spring, so that's a ...