Bright and bold the golden elderberry makes a striking addition to your garden and an unusual deciduous hedge the attractive yellow45green pinnate leaves are the perfect compliment to the panicles of sweetly scented dainty white flowers in early summer these nectar45rich blooms are followed in autumn by clusters of small black elderberries which contrast beautifully with the foliage and are a popular food with birds sambucus nigra 39aurea39 adds variety to mixed wildlife hedges