They know their time is fleeting, and yet they have one mission: to provide for their next generations. While they consume the nutritious nectar our wild and native plants provide, they are collecting ...

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There’s an old saying that one person’s trash is another’s treasure. It’s a similar story for elderberries — nuisance for some, valuable crop to others. It’s true: Elderberries do behave like weeds in ...

A person holds two overflowing handfuls of rich brown soil. - William Edge/Shutterstock We can all imagine what healthy soil looks like: Rich, crumbly, and dark brown, bursting with nutrients and ...

I have seen a plant all my life and always considered it a weed. Recently someone told me it was elderflower, and they use it in food and beers. Could you please tell me what it is? — Matt “Weed” is a ...

Elderberry is a native plant that can do many things in your landscape. Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) is a tart, edible fruit that can be used in jams, pies, wines, and even for medicinal purposes.

Q. When I was a young girl in the late 1950s, the bottoms of my feet were covered with plantar warts. It was almost impossible for me to walk in the morning and very, very painful all day. An old ...

Most of the time I work hard to achieve a desirable outcome in my landscape but, from time to time, a plant comes along that is easy to care establish and care for without being too aggressive, it ...

Native elderberry ripens to dark purple clusters of berries that are bird favorites and may be consumed by humans as well. Native elderberry ripens to dark purple clusters of berries that are bird ...