The American elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is a native deciduous shrub that can be found growing wild along roadsides, in fence rows and in moist meadows. In home gardens, it works best in a ...

With sweet flowers and fruit — and a crop of medicinal and practical uses — American elderberry can grow just about anywhere in eastern North America. Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis thrives in a ...

Fruits grown in the home landscape always seem to taste better than anything purchased. Even better is something grown in natural surroundings. Elderberry is native to Wisconsin, although few people ...

Raise your hands. How many of you celebrate the summer solstice by making elder flower fritters? No? How about making elderberry wine from the dark purple fruits that follow? Never? Have you ever seen ...

Taking root along the roadside and growing out of ditches all around the Lowcountry, the American elderberry (sambucus nigra or sambucus canadensis), stands tall with its showy white lace ...

American elder, or elderberry, is more common than you might think, and that is a good thing! Although not generally considered great for munching off the bush, the dark-blue ripe berries of this ...

Around 30 years ago a wonderful matriarch in my church brought a pie for one of the socials. She took care of a number of elderberry bushes at home. It was a special pie; I had never heard of ...

Colorful fruit and berries that ripen in autumn and winter bring more than their own color to the garden. They also attract all sorts of birds. Some birds want to fatten up on the earlier and ...

Many native plants are considered so ubiquitous that they are deemed weeds or “trash plants.” There are many garden-worthy gems right under our noses that deserve a second look. One steadfast ...