Feverfew Original Women’s Gardening Gloves: £22.95
Kew Gardens Collection Leather Palm gloves: £14.49
Kew Gardens Collection Lined Leather gloves: £18.99
Felco 705 Rose gloves
Tested March 2024
Feverfew Original Women’s Gardening Gloves
These gloves have been specifically designed for women; smaller fitting with a Velcro strap to secure around the wrist.
Overall, a very comfy and lightweight all-purpose gardening glove, though not thornproof. Made with three materials: neoprene; spandex and foam. The palms are lightly padded as are the backs, with a double thickness of hard wearing material on the thumb and fingertips - they also work with touchscreens.
Conclusion: A great deal of thought has gone into designing these excellent gloves - lightweight and hard wearing.
Spear & Jackson Kew Gardens Collection Leather Palm Gardening Gloves
A very lightweight pair of gloves, the palms and fingers are leather on the underside, so hard-wearing. The backs are lightly padded spandex and very breathable, though not thornproof. An adjustable Velcro strap allows for a good fit around the wrist.
Betty found these gloves well suited to general border work as they’re not bulky and therefore good for picking out smaller weeds, the leather palms felt very comfortable when using hand tools such as a border fork.
Conclusion: Overall, a very functional pair of gloves and would recommend.
Spear & Jackson Kew Gardens Collection Lined Leather Gloves
I really enjoyed wearing these for rose pruning and they’d be excellent for pruning any thorny plants, not one thorn penetrated through them and they’ve been used extensively.
The gloves are very comfortable to wear, especially in the colder months as they have a cosy cotton/polyester lining and they cover the wrist giving a good amount of thorn protection.
Conclusion: Probably my favourite gloves to wear for thorny pruning where arm protection isn’t needed.
Felco 705 Rose Gloves
Really soft and comfortable yet very thornproof leather on the hands with a suede gauntlet cuff which reaches up to the elbow, so ideal for reaching into thorny plants. I found them invaluable when pruning rambling roses and cutting a blackthorn hedge to avoid scratched arms. They’re called rose gloves but they could be used for many different garden tasks where lower arm protection is required.
A slight drawback is that they’re too tight to pull over bulky clothing so not quite so good for winter/cold weather use.
Conclusion: Overall these gloves are very durable and definitely have a place in my gardening kit.