“It has been said, with some truth, that our English summer is not here until the Elder is fully in flower, and that it ends when the berries are ripe.” Maude Grieve, Modern Herbal, 1940   As we approach the Autumn Equinox, the elderberries have been made into syrup and I am reminded of how the small but mighty Elder trees are guardians of our gardens and of our health. Often growing in the wild amongst the ...