Beans are a spring garden must-have! They're easy to grow, they require almost zero maintenance, and they're incredible high-yielding (you can expect to find and pick fresh ones every day). Though you could grow them in bushes, you'll get much more bang for your buck by growing them vertically with a support system, like one of these pretty and efficient DIY bean houses.

Whether fashioned into small structures, arches, tunnels or teepee shapes, these bean houses make it easy to pick your vegetables from all angles, give the plants more room to grow, and they add some interest to your outdoor space. The best part? It's pretty easy to make one from scratch for less than $100, thanks to this tutorial from Gardenista.

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Prior to building their own bean house, April and Mike, the owners of Wahsega Valley Farm, worked with short bean trellises, but they weren't able to access all the beans their plants produced. "[They were] not easy to get underneath to gather beans growing inside them," April told Gardenista. They built their bean tunnels with just three materials: a series of metal poles, 90-degree copper elbows and a roll of 14-gauge welded wire.

For parents and grandparents, you can build yours in a tepee shape that youngsters will love with this tutorial from Happiness is Homemade. The garden "playhouse" will take shape as the beans work their way up the the stakes.

Get the full tutorial at Gardenista, and check out these 25 creative ways to plant a vertical garden for more ideas.

From: Country Living US