Cooler nights and shorter days are beginning to creep up, slowly but surely.  It's time to light the lanterns and cast some magical (Torchlight) in the garden. 

As we fast approach mid-summer, there's an abundance of colour wherever we look.  But spare a thought for the humble legume.  From deepest scarlet to delicate shades of lilac and cream, the humble garden bean can add beauty and colour to the vegetable plot and beyond.