Japanese rose or kerria are very easy to grow deciduous shrubs that are a superb choice for small gardens and traditional cottage garden borders they fill empty space quickly and once they flower the arching branches become full of golden45yellow blooms kerria japonica 39golden guinea39 flowers in spring and likes a full sun or partial sun position they are generally disease and pest freeheight 2m 40639 53441 spread 25m 4083941