We regularly drove past a beautiful garden. I was fascinated with the tripod forms supporting plants. I later learned they’re pole beans. So neatly placed and obediently growing on those forms, they ...

If you live in a dry climate, you may have trouble keeping vegetables alive. Give this prolific producer a try -- it thrives ...

Perhaps the biggest challenge in growing beans is deciding which ones to plant! Many people love to grow green beans (also called snap beans, and they come in a variety of colors besides green) to be ...

are among the most valuable food resources one can harvest from the home garden. They are packed with nutrition and can be grown vertically in the garden to save space. Poles, fences or trellises ...

Learn how to make a garden teepee using tall, straight supports – lightweight aluminum or PVC pipes, hazel poles, or long bamboo canes for a simple pole beans trellis. Choose a spot that receives at ...

Because beans like warm, sunny weather you still have plenty of time to hunt around and find some interesting new varieties. All beans like warm weather and full sun. Bush beans are shorter and better ...

A couple of years ago, the National Garden Bureau proclaimed 2021 as "The Year of the Garden Bean," also known as green beans, although they come in a variety of colors. Garden beans well deserve ...

Beginning gardeners often ask me, "Which beans should I grow, bush or pole?" Here's what to consider in deciding. First, let's distinguish between runner beans (Phaseolus coccineus) and common garden ...

We love ingenuity in the garden, and apparently so do Dorothy Waidtlow and her daughter, Cathy Dunning of Lafayette. They planted green beans around this garden art windmill, which provided ample ...

Whether you call them string beans, snap beans, or haricots verts, green beans are a great addition to any backyard garden, and because they're easy to grow and harvest, they can be a good gateway ...

Beans are a spring garden must-have: they're easy to grow, they require almost zero maintenance, and they're incredible high-yielding (you can expect to find and pick fresh ones every day). Though you ...