The best wheelbarrows to make light work of your gardening in 2024

This robust wheelbarrow from Neo Direct makes handling heavy garden tasks a breeze. Made with soft handles to enable a better grip, and galvanised steel for additional strength and resilience, this wheelbarrow makes heavy-lifting jobs fast and easy. The load capacity is 150kg and the pneumatic tyres mean that it can be used on the roughest terrain.

Customer Review: "I wasn't expecting much as it was amazingly cheap - however it is a decent product for the price. Not up to builder's heavy-duty use but for general gardening and transporting items around it's surprisingly capable. I found assembly easy (you need a few spanners or sockets - but I guess pliers would do at a push). Much much better than the price would have you expect."

With over 60 years in the business, Walsall has a whole range of wheelbarrows well suited for gardening. Made of heavy-duty ribbed polypropylene with a steel frame, this 90-litre wheelbarrow can carry up to 125kgs which should be more than enough for gardening chores. It has comfortable ergonomic handles and a puncture-proof wheel so you can feel confident moving it across your outdoor terrain.

Customer Review: "Easy to assemble, lightweight to use, general purpose use, in the garden, on grass or soil, good size load carrying. Good value for money, I would recommend this product without hesitation.."

Another top pick from Walsall, this sturdy green barrow is ideal for everyday garden use with a light and durable polypropylene pan to reduce the overall weight and a tough 30mm tubular steel frame. With a capacity of 90 litres and a max. load of 125kg, we love that it has a heavy-duty, puncture-proof 250mm tire wheel for traversing rough and stony ground.

Customer Review: "This wheelbarrow is perfect for all garden work. Being made of tough plastic it does not rust and is light to use. It is also very good value for money."

Unlike most wheelbarrows available, this pick from Oypla has two wheels, making it particularly great and stable for traversing flat ground. It has a 70-litre capacity, 150kg weight limit, and soft foam handles that make handling all the more comfortable. Made with a heavy-duty steel frame and strong plastic hopper, this wheelbarrow should be durable and fair well against weather.

Customer Review: "This is a great product, very stable and easy to manoeuvre. It has been used by my wife, who is slightly built, to move logs along a rough-surfaced path in woodland while I use the chainsaw. Easy for her on the level, more difficult to go up slopes. Very impressive. Also easy to assemble although instructions could have been clearer, you have to interpret a diagram but it's not that difficult. Top tip, assemble with bolts left loose, don't tighten up until all in place."

For one of the best wheelbarrows that combines a large volume, heavy-load capacity, and affordable price, look no further than this wheelbarrow from B&Q. Arriving ready-assembled, this heavy-duty wheelbarrow can easily transport garden and building materials with pneumatic wheels for handling rough ground, a 200kg max. load, and 90-litre barrow. Made of metal and polypropylene, it's surprisingly lightweight at 11kg with a soft grip for comfortable handling.

Why we love it: Not only will this wheelbarrow stand up to the test of all your garden tasks, it's designed to easily transport your garden debris and comes in a fun orange colour. Bit of a change from the green.

VonHaus' cart-style wheelbarrow offers a wide, stable base with two built-in stands that make it a particularly stable choice. This wheelbarow's frame is made from durable steel and the whole thing weighs in at 12 kilograms. This cart's heavy-duty plastic tray measures in at 65 by 70 by 125cm and offers a capacity of up to 78 litres. Elsewhere there's pneumatic tyres and a large, soft-grip handle.

Customer review: "The barrow took about 40 minutes to put together, but once done, it proved immediately to be exactly what is promised to be. Balanced and easy to move a substantial amount up and down hills and manoeuvre around the garden is great. Handle being thicker makes it less tiring to grip as well. Good product, and the gardener was delighted."

Want to get your little ones involved in gardening? This bright and fun wheelbarrow features easy-to-hold durable rubber hand grips designed specifically for children ages three and over. Made of a durable, metal construction, kids can enjoy hours of fun using it to play or help mum or dad with gardening. It's designed just like an adult wheelbarrow so they'll enjoy copying along.

Customer Review: "It was easy enough to assemble. My son really loves it. It’s like a miniature version of an adult's one. Much better than plastic versions. Comes with gloves and tools that my son also loves."

While this is technically called a garden caddy, this is a great alternative to the best wheelbarrows if you're looking for something that's lightweight, easy to move, affordable, and able to do the same job. Suitable for a variety of tasks in the garden, this plastic caddy has a deep bucket that can carry up to 40kg in weight, and even a clip for attaching your garden tools. Due to the smaller wheels, this would be best recommended for every day, landscaped gardens.

Customer Review: "This is marvellous. Well-made and great to use. Instead of dragging a heavy trug or wheelbarrow, this requires only one hand and is light enough to wheel around the garden even for my elderly Mum. It is also light enough to lift to tip out easily.

I use to primarily for pruning and later on, deadheading roses and it is my best-ever companion for this. I would like is a plugged drain in the base, which could be turned to drain out as it will fill with rain if left outside. Another reviewer suggests putting a bag over the top to stop the rain, but the wind here would blow a bag away over the hills. Maybe a removable clip-on watertight lid?

This is one of the best things for the garden I have ever bought. Highly recommended."

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