I’m not typically one to believe in old wives' tales or trust most claims about “ancient” medicines purported to have healing properties. Even the products or elixirs my crunchy friends swear by ...

While echinacea and elderberry are promoted for cold prevention, existing research only supports the possibility that echinacea supplies this benefit.

Drinking elderberry tea may help ease cold and flu symptoms and shorten the length of your illness. Elderberry has been shown to support overall immune health.

Common elder (Sambucus nigra) is a pretty, native shrub or small tree with tiny white, fragrant flowers in early summer followed by small black fruits. The foliage is also attractive, with green and ...

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 establish and care for ...

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 ...