Best Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves 2024

Here at Gloves.co.uk, we sell a wide range of Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves that are ideal for protecting your hands in the garden. Whether you're after thick rigger gloves for digging, or thorn proof gloves for clearing the shrubbery, we're sure to have the perfect heavy duty gardening gloves for you.

Heavy duty gardening gloves are ideal for most gardening jobs

With summer on the way, it's time to get back out into the garden. Heavyweight gardening gloves are the perfect solution, as their thick nature provides a good level of protection that can resist common garden hazards. We've created this handy guide to help you find the Best Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves for you.

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To help make your decision easier, we've narrowed down our choices to a number of different areas. You can click on any of the points below to head on down to the gloves of your choice, or scroll down and view each of the gloves in full.

• Best All Round Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves
• Best Thorn-Proof Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves
• Best Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves for Weeding and Planting
• Best Heavy Duty Gardening Rigger Gloves
• Best Heavy Duty Thermal and Waterproof Gardening Gloves

Best All Round Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves

Briers Advanced Smart Gardening Gloves

Why We Love Them...

• Durable heavy duty gloves for all round gardening tasks
• Ergonomic thumb provides dexterity for tool handling
• Protective padding for handling thorns, weeds and roses
• Soft interior liner for superb levels of comfort

Ideal for...

• All gardening tasks including thorn handling, rose pruning, digging, bramble picking and more

Not The Best For...

• Use in cold weather (See Our Solution)

Editor's Review: Our best all round pair of heavy duty gardening gloves are the Briers Advanced Smart Gardening Gloves, which use a Keystone thumb for dexterity, reinforced padding for handling thorns and weeds and use an comfy inner liner for fantastic comfort. The gloves are highly versatile, suitable for tasks as diverse as digging and planting, to rose pruning and hedge laying. 

Best Thorn-Proof Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves

HexArmor ThornArmor 3092 Gardening and Landscaping Work Gloves

Why We Love Them...

• Three layers of SuperFabric for thorn protection
• HexVent vent keeps the hands nice and cool
• Reinforced fingertips for handling thorns and weeds 
• Double stitching means gloves pass the test of time

Ideal for...

• Coming into contact with thorns, rose pruning, forestry, hedging and more

Not The Best For...

• Use in wet weather (See Our Solution)

Editor's Review: With three layers of SuperFabric, the HexArmor ThornArmor 3092 Gardening and Landscaping Work Gloves will cut off sharp thorns in their tracks. The gloves are designed for the most high risk of gardening environments, including for rose pruning, shrubbery handling and weeding. A special HexVent panel keeps the hands cool in hot weather.

Best Heavy Duty Gardening Gloves for Weeding and Planting

Briers Advanced Precision Touch Gardening Gloves

Why We Love Them...

• Offer higher levels of dexterity for precision work
• Thicker design means that the gloves are still durable
• Breathable back well suited to use in warmer weather
• Resistant to tears for extended use with weeds and shubbery

Ideal For...

• High dexterity gardening such as rose pruning, weeding, planting, bulbing and more

Not The Best For...

• Use with very sharp thorns (See Our Solution)

Editor's Review: For more precision forms of gardening such as planting, bulbing, weeding and more, the Briers Advanced Precision Touch Gardening Gloves are perfect. Their thicker design means that the gloves are durable and offer good tear resistance, but it's their flexibility and breathability that makes them well suited to common gardening tasks in the summer.

Best Heavy Duty Gardening Rigger Gloves

Portwest Reinforced Double Palm Rigger Gloves A230

Why We Love Them...

• Heavy duty rigger gloves with a thicker design for extra protection
• Includes a reinforced palm and forefinger for thorn protection
• Features a cotton back that keeps the hands cool in summer
• Good mechanical protection for hedging, weeding and more

Ideal For...

• Tough jobs that come with a thorn risk including weeding and pruning

Not The Best For...

• High dexterity gardening (See Our Solution)

Editor's Review: The Portwest Reinforced Double Palm Rigger Gloves A230 are ideal for heavy duty work in summery conditions thanks to their thicker design and breathable back. As the gloves are extra thick, they are well suited to a wide range of gardening tasks including digging, weeding, thorn handling and more.

Best Heavy Duty Thermal and Waterproof Gardening Gloves

Skytec Argon Thermal Waterproof Gloves

Why We Love Them...

• Thermal and waterproof for tough gardening jobs
• Fleece lining keeps the hands nice and warm
• Dirt resistant for digging into dirt and pulling out weeds
• Abrasion resistant for providing higher levels of grip

Ideal For...

• Gardening in wet, cold and windy weather

Not The Best For...

• Work in hot weather (See Our Solution)

Editor's Review: Gardening can be tough in cold and wet weather, and a pair of thermal and waterproof gloves such as the Skytec Argon Thermal Waterproof Gloves can make your life easier. A fleece lining keeps out both the cold and the water, while the thicker design protects against common garden hazards such as small thorns, weeds, shrubbery and more.

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