The best stylish gardening gloves

Keep your hands and your garden happy with our pick of the best garden gloves.

The Best Stylish Gardening Gloves

by Ellen Kinsey |
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The best gardening gloves are an essential part of your gardening clothing wardrobe. Gone are plain and dull utilitarian gardening gloves. Here is a list of our favourite stylish gardening gloves that mix fab and function for optimum style while still doing the dirty work.

Whether you are a horticultural expert or are beginning to dabble in a spot of container gardening, your hands should feel well-protected, comfortable, and warm. With so many stylish gardening gloves on the market, you do not need to comprise fashion for comfort.

Best gardening gloves at a glance:

Best for wrist protection: Intra-FIT Rose Embroidery Pruning Gloves Gardening Gloves - View on Amazon UK
Best budget: Town & Country Master Gardener Pink Ladies Gloves - View on Amazon UK
Best for gifting: William Morris At Home Dove & Rose Gardener Gift Gardening Gloves Set - View on Amazon UK

From simple and sophisticated to floral and fun, whether you're busy growing veggies or cultivating beautiful blooms – here are the best gardening gloves we've found available.

The best stylish gardening gloves

Best for bird-lovers

These gorgeous bird-themed garden gloves are perfect for any wildlife lover. Designed with floral artwork from the RHS Lindley Library and created with a practical design, this product is created with style and cosiness in mind. They boast cushioned palms and a gathered wrist for ultimate comfort.

Customer review: "These are very pretty and useful for light gardening tasks, although they appear stronger than many similar gloves. They were bought as a birthday gift, and the recipient was very pleased with them."

Pros

  • Gathered wrist
  • Machine washable

Cons

  • One size fits all

Best for wrist protection

Intra-fit garden gloves Amazon
Price: £9.99-17.99

Slip into these elbow-length rose embroidered gloves next time you do a spot of gardening. Not only are they pretty to look at, but they'll prevent your arms from getting scratched by any thorns or soiled by dirt. The design is made with reinforced synthetic leather to prevent punctures when pruning. This product comes in a range of muted colours. Sizes vary from small, medium, large, and extra-large.

Customer review: "These really are puncture-resistant, which I need as I have a lot of roses. They are beautiful, fit great and do the job. I will buy more in different colours."

Pros

  • Puncture-resistant
  • Embroidery detail

Cons

  • Not real leather

Best for gifting

William Morris gardening glovesAmazon
Price: $49.98

This set by William Morris not only provides you with lightweight patterned gardening gloves but also comes with a full-sized signature White Iris & Amber hand cream, ideal for some post-gardening TLC. The vegan-friendly cream is made with jojoba, macadamia oils, and shea butter to help soothe your skin. This product comes in a gift box decorated with a pretty floral print. A perfect gift for the avid gardener.

Customer "Really beautiful little set. Gloves are a fairly good size as recipient had larger female hands. The gift set in its self is beautifully boxed and therefore a perfect little gift. William Morris design is timeless and beautiful and well done. The cream too was said to be really lovely smelt and felt nice"

Pros

  • Gift boxed
  • Velcro closure

Cons

  • Lightweight gloves

Best budget

Master Gardener Pink Ladies Gloves
Price: $15.95

Town and Country master gardener gloves are designed to have a textured grip for water and dry conditions, they are also water-resistant and comfortable. Not to mention they are one of the most popular brands of gloves on the market. For under £10, you can't go wrong with these.

Customer review: "I love these gloves because the latex-type coating stops you from getting cold and wet. They are lightweight, so you don't lose dexterity like some of the very thick gloves around, it also makes them comfortable to use. I have poor dexterity, so the rubbery grip also helps me to hold tools better and to open those extending garden tools that need you to twist them before they extend. They are superb gloves and wear well."

Pros

  • Latex coating
  • Snug wrist knit

Cons

  • Only available in pink

Best for warmth

If you are looking for gardening gloves for all seasons, these gloves from Briers will be ideal for your garden duties. With grip and durable latex, everyday gardening tasks will be a breeze. They are also lined with a thick, soft, stretchy, breathable liner to regulate heat and create a comfortable fit. Reviews have suggested that they are quite large, despite being a medium, so they would ideally be suited to those with larger hands. They come in green, purple, and sage green.

Customer review: "I'm a professional gardener, and I use these winter and summer, five days a week. The best for grip and comfort and literally the only glove I've ever used that doesn't wear out within days or weeks. I've tried so many brands, but this cannot be matched."

Pros

  • Latex dipped
  • Knitted cotton liner

Cons

  • Wrist area is not waterproof

Best leather

Designed in the UK and widely recognised as "The World's Finest Gardening Gloves", these gloves from Gold Leaf will allow you to pot, weed, and prune with ease. The Gold Leaf Dry Touch Ladies Gloves are made with a fleece lining and pliable leather so that you will have warm and dry hands no matter the conditions. Not to mention they are the only gardening gloves endorsed by The Royal Horticultural Society.

Customer review: "These are brilliant. I can go after the thorny stuff without worry and am able to pull weeds after it rains when the ground is nice and soft. The fit is ideal (normally wear a size seven in gloves), but they have enough give in them that someone with larger hands would still be comfortable."

Pros

  • RHS-endorsed
  • Fully-lined

Cons

  • Only available in one size

Best sizing options

Feverfew Garden glovesFeverfew

Feverfew Garden's gloves come in four sizes; designed by women, for women. You can select from extra small to large, ensuring you get a garden glove that offers a snug fit while protecting your hands. As well as the sizing advantages, these gloves will give you reinforced fingertips equipped with a touchscreen forefinger and thumb, meaning you can use your phone whilst wearing them, and a padded palm for more rigorous gardening jobs.

Pros

  • Touchscreen compatible
  • Padded palm

Cons

  • Only available in two colours

Why do you need gardening gloves?

Gardening gloves not only protect your hands but keep them warm and dry. They prevent your nails from getting dirty, stop you from getting blisters and calluses, and can prevent prickly bushes, shrubs, and thorns from scraping and cutting your hands. Additionally, if you have existing cuts or scrapes, gloves can prevent further infections. If you purchase a good pair of gloves, they can also prevent insect bites and stings.

Many people are unaware that you can also contract fungal infections from certain plants and soils. Gardening Know How explains, “Sporotrichosis, or rose picker’s disease, is a fungal disease that causes nasty lesions and skin ulcers on people. This disease is oftentimes contracted from infected rose thorns or sphagnum peat moss.”

How do you wash gardening gloves?

There's no doubt that gardening gloves get dirty, but they also pick up things that you don't want on your skin (poisonous plants and fungi for example) so it is important to wash your gloves after using them.

Experts recommend washing your gloves in warm water after every use to keep them fresh. If they're extremely dirty, try adding a mild soap. Pop them on the washing line after to get plenty of air around them to prevent mold and bad odours.

If your gloves are made from a specific material like rubber, we recommend referring to their care instructions inside just to be sure.

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Ellen Kinsey was a Senior Health and Wellness Product Writer and has been a part of Bauer Media since 2020. She has left Bauer Media to study Ayurveda in India to expand her knowledge and skills in the health and wellness field, where she plans to continue making journalistic contributions.

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