Known nowadays for their immunity-enhancing properties and high levels of antioxidants, elderberries have long been a tasty ingredient in pies, jellies, and wines. And types with purple or variegated ...

Growing American elderberry plants, also called American elder, is easy to do in most parts of the country. Native to North America, this large flowering and fruitful shrub attracts bees, butterflies, ...

Question: Everyone in my family takes elderberry syrup in the winter because there’s evidence that it is antiviral and helps fight against the flu. We’d like to start growing our own elderberries and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

I originally envisioned the hedgerow I planted a few years ago as a necessary border between my garden and the traffic at the intersection in front of my house. I knew I wanted native shrubs and so ...

GROWTH OPPORTUNITY: Late summer is the ideal time in Western North Carolina to plant carrots for bountiful fall harvests. Photo courtesy of Wild Abundance Hello to you as autumn whispers in the crisp ...

Elderberries, a small, dark berry, is native to the Ozarks. It’s long been touted as a folk medicine remedy for cold and flu. (Photo by Kaitlyn McConnell) The elderberry’s small size stands in ...

I have seen them around for years. Right now they are particularly noticeable because of their showy flowers. They are alongside roads, along the river and sloughs, in vacant fields and meadows. In ...

Events The Master Gardeners will offer activities and presentations at the Joseph Priestley House Museum. What: Native Plant and Herb Faire Where: 472 Priestley Ave, Northumberland, on When: Saturday, ...

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 ...