"Garden Clothes"

And in the summer, even more attention should be paid to the head. The sun's rays are not only hot but they actually burn you. We all know this but how easy it is to forget when you want to soak up the sun after months of grey or cold weather. Invest in a cool sunhat. Not only will it help protect you from sunstroke, it will also protect against the drying out of your hair and skin.

This snazzy garden hat is available in mauve, lime green and light purple. From Thompson & Morgan US.

Garden Clothes at Thompson & Morgan US


Garden clothes for comfort: Keep one old comfortable jacket or short coat, preferably with fairly large pockets, especially for the garden. When you're working, you won't need to worry about dirty marks. Leave them there, it's all part of the gardener's designer uniform!


Garden clothes should be waterproof: Suitable trousers.. again keep a couple of old pairs especially for gardening. Wear heavy duty jeans for heavy duty work. A good waterproof pair are handy in damp climates.

In fact, in damp climates, a whole waterproof gardening suit is invaluable. There is always planting to do in the rain, and a waterproof hat, jacket and trousers tucked in a pair of boots will keep you nice and dry!


Garden clothes-Protect your hands: For light work, potting on or pinching out tomato plants, a disposable plastic pair of gloves or a pair of kitchen rubber gloves will be enough. For heavier work - pruning roses, weeding thistles and nettles, wear heavy duty gardening gloves, or your hands will suffer. For more information about gardening gloves pop over to this page... Gardening Gloves


Garden clothes- footwear: Watch those toes! Invest in a pair of steel toe capped boots and wear them! If you're pottering in the greenhouse or doing a little weeding, a simple pair of wellington boots will do, or even sandals if the weather allows. But as soon as you pick up a large tool, your steel toe-caps should be worn. If you're not used to them, these boots can feel heavy and cumbersome at first, but stick with it. If you're doing heavy work, you need heavy boots.

Fun wellies seem to be all the rage at the moment! Crocus UK have some wonderful wellies, including these ...

Garden clothes - Crocus UK Type 'wellington' into the search box on their homepage.

Garden clothes-the bare bits!: And last but certainly not least, you must protect your skin. Moisturise all exposed body parts whenever you are working in the garden, rain or shine. Working outside will give you a nice healthy glow, but the wind and sun will dry your skin given half a chance.

So there we have it, not a fashion designer's dream, but these ideas for garden clothes will make life a lot more comfortable, and safer, for the average home gardener.

Instead of buying a woolly hat and gloves, you could always try making your own... No Knit? No prob! This book takes you step by step ( in the parlour ) to get those needles flying in no time!

Granny's Book Of Good Old Fashioned Common Sense is packed full of great ideas and tips. Granny brings traditional home-making up to date with cooking, gardening, needlecrafts and even games to play with the kids...Click on the link below to order your copy.

Before the days of computer games and electronic pets, children used to have fun without rummaging about in the fridge every five minutes. Enjoy a few rainy-day games and crafts of yesteryear with today’s kids. They’ll love it and so will you!

Happy Gardening!

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