Considering what we would be looking at if we removed them... Id rather have them. Atleast for now. I wouldn't want to remove them untill I could replace them with something else. Our yard is fairly large and we basically had to start from scratch. Eventually all the natural areas will be cleared(except the trees) and replanted but it will take lots of time and money. Im focused on other areas right now.

Yes, they are very fragrant right now! I have a smaller sized yard -so I liked how this shrub holds tight to the fence (and grows much higher), gets green early, and has a nice bloom. If it is a Lilac, I guess it would not have a very long bloom period. Still seems to be a great shrub from what I can tell! Thank you for your help!! Richard

Thanks to you two for helping. At first I thought the Kerria might be it from the description, but when the picture loaded I saw it wasn't. I forgot to mention that it has yellow flowers. The leaves are like in threes. The bush actually reminds me of a Lady Banks rose. My neighbor was thrilled..she's like me, she likes to find things that not everybody else has. We won't know until spring if hers is the double or single flower, though. I sure hope my cuttings take...they should, because everywhere I read about it said that they will root on their own when they touch moist soil. Anyway, it is definitely the winter jamine (jasminum nudiflorum), but I still have not found a double flowering type on the internet. I'm still looking, though, and if anyone finds one, let me know!

Looks like current to me too. Most likely alpine current which is grown for an ornamental use unless someone planted a current variety there for the fruit (like Red lake, rovada ect) which make mighty fine current jelly.