Photo showing a vegetable garden in the spring, planted with rows of runner bean plants. These runner beans are a leguminous vegetable and are pictured here twining their way around up wigwam structures made from dried bamboo canes. They are just starting to flower and will soon be a mass of leaves, and covered in bean pods ready to harvest. Also pictured are rows of onions, lettuce and a weed blanket membrane, which helps to retain moisture and prevent weeds growing in the plot.