Knowing when and how to prune elderberry ensures the deciduous shrub always looks its best and is smothered in flowers and berries year after year. The shrubs are very fashionable and simple to grow.

This basic guide to growing elderberry plants includes planting and care tips, types to grow, and best companion plants.

Elderberry. Some praise it ... but always check your Zone before purchasing plants.

Only the flowers and fruits of elderberry plants are edible. The flowers can be eaten whole — the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service even says ...

Here’s a simple elderberry syrup recipe that will keep for a couple of months in your refrigerator. You can dole it out in spoonfuls just like cough medicine, or you can stir it into your ...

Alternatively, make elderberry wine and use it to deglaze your roasting tin for a rich, fruity gravy.