From horticultural experts to keen gardeners, it's important to ensure your hands are protected at all times this season with the best hand attire on the market. Whether you need a thick pair for pruning prickly foliage, a heavy-duty pair for the more dangerous outdoor jobs, or simply something pretty to gift to a green-fingered friend who enjoys pottering around their allotment – we round up the best gardening gloves for spring 2020. We may earn a commission for purchases made through our links
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Burgon & Ball RHS Chrysanthesum Gardening Gloves
Featuring beautiful chrysanthemum artwork from the RHS Lindley Library, these standard-sized gloves are soft to touch, yet tough and hard wearing, with a cushioned palm and are machine washable.
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Homebase Premium Comfort Gloves
Want something lightweight you can wear for a variety of gardening jobs? These gloves feature non-slip latex coating and breathable fabric, designed to keep hands cool and absorb perspiration when you're hard at work on those sunny days. With three in a pack, each pair works out at just £4.60.
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Bionic ReliefGrip Gardening Gloves
These gloves were designed by an orthopaedic hand surgeon with arthritic and sensitive hands in mind. They featured a patented pad relief system to help even out the surface of your hand for a more comfortable secure grip.
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Intra-FIT Rose Embroidery Pruning Gloves
Slide your hands into these beautiful elbow-length rose embroidered gloves. Not only are they nice to look at, but they'll prevent your arms from getting scratched by pesky thorn bushes, featuring reinforced synthetic leather to prevent punctures when pruning. Available in sizes: medium, large and extra-large.
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Burgon & Ball RHS Flora and Fauna Gardening Gloves
Calling all wildlife lovers! These gloves by Burgon & Ball are the perfect pair for bird fans, featuring a beautiful bird and floral artwork from the RHS Lindley Library. Comes in one size.
£17.27
- Rrp: £18.99
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Homebase Premium Comfort Gloves
Keep your hands extra secure with these fun floral gloves from Homebase. They feature an adjustable velcro wrist with a closed cuff for a snug fit – preventing debris or creepy crawlies from finding their way inside.
www.homebase.co.uk
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Burgon Gardening Glove L/XL
Need a helping hand in the garden? These two-tone grey gloves come in the size L/XL (perfect for gents) and feature a yellow trim at the cuff. They are both comfortable, yet practical enough for doing a variety of garden duties (no excuses!), featuring a mesh material between the fingers, padded palms and a wrist strip.
www.johnlewis.com
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Gold Leaf Ladies Dry Touch Gardening Gloves
Pot, weed and (lightly) prune to your heart's content with the Gold Leaf Dry Touch Ladies Gloves. Made with a fleece living and pliable leather, they'll keep hands warm and dry during those grittier gardening jobs, like clearing damp leaves.
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Eiito Garden Genie Gloves
What if your gardening gloves could double as tools? Put the towel down and dig, rake, and spread mulch with these clever, claw-tipped gloves. Perfect for keeping your hands clean and avoiding dirt-clogged (or worse, broken!) nails, the flexible material and ABS plastic will ensure you can handle even fiddly tasks with ease.
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Morris & Co. Gloves and Hand Cream Gardening Gift Set
This set by Morris & Co. comes with a pair of gorgeous lightweight patterned gardening gloves and a full-size signature Pink Clay & Honeysuckle hand cream – enriched with pink clay, shea butter, jojoba and macadamia oils to help care for your skin after a day in the garden.
www.johnlewis.com
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Kim Yuan Cut Resistant Gloves
They might not be the prettiest pair, but these cut resistant gloves can help to avoid any unwanted accidents when using sharp instruments, featuring a polyurethane material that offers great punctures and abrasion.
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Chainsaw Gloves Garden News
Need to use a tiller, hedgecutter or a chainsaw in the garden? These heavy-duty gloves are made from a mix of protective leather and polyester and can be tightened up using a Velcro fastener – ideal for operating potentially hazardous equipment. Available in sizes: medium, large and X-large
www.gardennewsshop.co.uk
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Town and Country Master-Gardener-Pink-Ladies Gloves
Town and Country master gardener are water resistant, grippy and comfortable and are one of the most popular brands of gloves on the market. For a shade under six pounds, you can't go wrong.
£6.35
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Clipglove Stretch Fit Gardening Gloves
A lovely light-duty option, perfect for dry gardening tasks – such as weeding or seed sowing – and general tidying. The addition of spandex material is designed to provide day long comfort and flexibility.
thepinkinvasioncompany.co.uk
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Briers Warm All Seasons Gardener Gloves
Get a good grip when doing everyday gardening tasks with these ribbed latex coated gloves. They are also lined with a thick soft, stretchy, breathable liner to maximise warmth and comfort and create a snug fit.
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RHS Tough Touch Gardening Glove
Part of the Royal Horticultural Society's Gold Leaf range, these black and yellow gloves are designed to offer arm protection, they also come with a leather palm and are available in one size for men and one size for women.
