Planting fast-growing fruit trees on your property provides delicious, nutrient-rich fruit during harvest time. Fruit trees also provide food and habitat for pollinators and wildlife. We spoke with ...

It is spring and my elder or elderberry tree, Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea is in full bloom. These beautiful white blooms bring back memories from before I lived in Texas. Growing up, elders were ...

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 ...

If you are a native-plant enthusiast seeking to attract wildlife to your garden, or a homesteader planning an edible hedgerow or a food forest, or a budding herbalist, or a gardener looking for showy, ...

Is elderberry good for you? Elderberry has gained popularity among the health conscious in recent years, and for good reason. This plant, native to North America, Europe and Asia, has been used to ...

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 ...