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Best Summer Work Gloves
In summer, when I’m doing heavy work that calls for an all-leather glove but don’t want my hands to sweat, I reach for Ethel gloves. These are machine washable, and the fingertips allow you to use your smartphone without removing the glove.
I once lost a pair of Ethel gloves in the garden and found them a year later in my compost pile. With a quick wash, they were as good as new.
7/8
Best for Light Gardening
For light garden work, like cutting flowers for bouquets or harvesting vegetables, a lightweight glove like these Foxgloves will protect your hands. Because they’re longer than many other gardening gloves, they’ll protect your wrists as well. The inventor of Foxgloves tells a fun story about buying used ladies’ gloves from the 1950s for gardening, then making these in much the same way.
8/8
Best Disposable Gloves
Sometimes the best gloves for gardening are disposable. I wear these latex-free gloves whenever I’m potting up plants, sowing seeds, and even weeding if I know I’m not going to run into thorns. They keep my hands clean. Although they aren’t puncture proof, I’m less likely to get cuts or scrapes.
