Most bean plants are relegated to rows or patches in the vegetable garden. Although they are tasty and healthful, when it comes to looks, well, they didn’t win that lottery. However, the scarlet ...

I once met a woman whose enthusiasm for handing out seeds vied with that of Johnny Appleseed, that legendary spreader of apple trees across the Midwest. "Everywhere I go, I hand out scarlet runner ...

The quick-growing bean has light- to medium-green foliage and gets its name from the scarlet three-quarter-inch pea flowers that grow up and out over the vine. The blooms are loved by hummingbirds but ...

Q: I have learned the importance of planting the right varieties for successful harvests in the fog zone. I've had good results, especially in regard to flavor with bush beans, primarily the variety ...

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 ...

Big seeds make big seedlings that grow fast so they should be ready to plant out after mid-May in the South if sown indoors now. In the North and Scotland, sow in a fortnight for June planting. They ...