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 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) ...

One of my favorite plants on my shady, deer-ravaged property is a Japanese andromeda. It lives where many a bush has died. Plus, it's beautiful, especially in early spring when it is covered with ...

My first spring catalog has come. The excitement at our house is at a winter high — thinking of all of the green that comes with spring and the opportunities to add to my landscape. I have marked ...

My Japanese andromeda looks like it is dying. The leaves look awful with yellow speckling. What can be done to help them? 'Pieris japonica' (Japanese andromeda), as well as rhododendron and azaleas ...

* Culture: Likes moist, acidic-like humus soil (pH of 3.7 to 5.5). Likes organic matter worked into soil. Dislikes drying out until plant firmly established, then it tolerates occasional dryness.

Want a garden that stays vibrant all year? A spot where bees and butterflies come to visit, even when other plants are still under the spell of winter? Making that happen might seem like a big job, ...