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 ...

What a welcoming thought! You step outside your door and reach down to a collection of greenery-filled terracotta planters on your patio. You harvest a handful of fresh green beans, which you take ...

Runner beans, Phaseolus coccineus, are a wonder food. Throughout the second half of summer and into early autumn, they ...