From the depths of winter to the dog days of summer, these native bushes, trees, and vines can help support a variety of ...

Once the flowers have gone, small deeply purple berries form ... When ripe, these berries appear to be almost black in color.

This pretty desserts riffs on the classic Black Forest cake, but makes more elegant individual servings. A simple chocolate sponge is cut into discs and then layered with cream and blackberries.