Jack lives in a small village with his Ma. They are very poor and hungry but when they look in the kitchen cupboards they can only find mouldy cheese, a rotten apple core and a pair of smelly socks.

Remember that fairy tale about Jack and the Beanstalk? It’s probably the most famous example of “growing up” or vertical gardening. Pole beans flourish as they weave their way up a cattle ...

Jack sprints for the door - aided by the Giant's wife - and begins climbing down the beanstalk, pursued by the Giant. At the bottom Jack's Ma is waiting with an axe which she gives to Jack and he ...