Runner beans come in a range of varieties and can be easily grown as climbers or in containers. These stringless beans are ideal for adding to home-cooked meals, offering a large harvest throughout ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Vegetable gardening has been transformed in ways that suit smaller gardens and gardeners with no conventional ...

Why do we call French beans 'French'? I have not been able to establish the reason. In fact, Phaseolus vulgaris come from Central and South America, where they were often grown as part of the 'three ...

Bean there, done that: producing up to 6kg from one square metre, beans are a great home-grown veg Credit: Photo: TORIE CHUGG French beans – both climbing and dwarf types – have been grown in British ...