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, ...

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 ...

Elderberry products have long been a popular crop in Europe. But even though the American elderberry is native to Missouri and can be sustainably grown, it's taken decades of research and market ...

Bare spots in your flower beds are an eyesore, so these neat and fast-growing shrubs may help fill in those bald areas and ...

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 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 ...

Cody and Paige Wilmer knew they wanted something different when they moved to their farm in 2016. Cody, who grew up on a fruit orchard in Pennsylvania, immediately began to plant elderberry bushes on ...

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Elderberry is a fairly common plant in Frederick County, found in stream bottoms and lowland areas that are moderately wet but not swampy. There are nearly 50 species of elderberry, or elder, found ...

The elderberry plant reminds us to celebrate our Elders. We celebrate their love for us, the healing power of their knowledge passed down from generation to generation, and the fragile elderberry ...