Set of leather gloves in various colors on a snowy ground with trees and mountains in the background.

Gardening Gloves

Thorns go through cotton and knit gloves like they are not there. Leather stops them. This collection covers goatskin and deerskin gardening gloves with the dexterity to handle seedlings and transplants, plus gauntlet styles that protect the forearm when you are cutting back roses, raspberries or anything else that fights back. Sizes for men and women.

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Choosing gardening gloves that survive the season

Dexterity or protection

You are usually choosing between the two. A thin goatskin glove lets you feel a seedling stem and pull small weeds cleanly, which is what you want for planting and detail work. A heavier deerskin or cow split glove protects better but costs you feel. Most gardeners end up owning both and reaching for whichever the day calls for.

When you need a gauntlet

Anything with thorns justifies a gauntlet cuff. Roses, brambles, blackberry canes and barberry all reach past the wrist, and a standard glove leaves your forearm exposed exactly where you are pushing into the plant. The gauntlet cuff is not overkill on pruning day. gauntlet styles

Wet hands and leather

Leather and repeated soaking do not get along. If you are working wet soil or handling a hose all afternoon, let the gloves air dry fully between uses and keep them away from radiators and direct sun, both of which will crack the leather. Conditioning once or twice a season keeps them supple. leather care

Sizing

Garden gloves should fit snug so they do not twist when you grip a tool handle. Leather stretches about half a size with use. Measure your palm circumference and match it to our chart rather than guessing from a shirt size. our sizing chart