The Best Gardening Clothing and Accessories, Expert Picks
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Getting dressed for a day of gardening often involves throwing on your rattiest old clothes and hiking up a pair of white socks to keep the ticks at bay—it is rarely a time for considered dressing. However, as any pro will tell you, the right gear can make a day of pruning or weeding go more smoothly, and if it happens to be stylish, all the better.
Recently, we reached out to some trusted garden pros for their favorite garden accessories. Here are their picks:
The Ultimate Chore Coat
Above: “This chore coat has a massive pocket that can hold all kinds of tools or even a bottle of wine after a long day in the dirt,” says Guy Henry, the director of horticulture at BrookLandscape in Brooklyn,of this Tellason jacket. “Our whole team is outfitted with these jackets, but I think I might be the only one who wears it every day.” Henry actually has two; he also owns a selvedge denim version. Tellason’s Coverall Jacket is $198.
The Chic Wide Brimmed Hat
Above: Molly Sedlacek, founder of ORCA, a California landscape design firm, shares that for her, a wide-brimmed hat like this one from Janessa Leoné is a must. “It covers my full face and shoulders. I don’t leave home without it,” she says. The lightweight raffia is also packable, should you wish to travel with it. The Tinsley Wide Brim hat is $267.
The Fancy French Toolbelt
Above: When she’s not wearing her trusty leather belt (sourced from Gemplers more than two decades ago), garden designer Lindsey Taylor, who has a new book Art in Flower out now, turns to this chic canvas tool carrier. “My very generous client Jordan Ferney gave me this tool belt, and I wear it all the time! Gardening or arranging flowers, it keeps all my important things at the ready,” she says. The Garden Belt is $65 from Le Prince Jardinier.
The Warm Winter Boot
Above: “I love Ugg leather boots in the winter because the fuzzy interior keeps my toes warm when working outside, especially in wet weather, while the leather holds away moisture at large,” says Jessica Viola, the founder of Viola Gardens in Los Angeles, who notes the soles are rubber and “make scrambling up and down hills easy and fun.” In the past, Viola has worn the Neevah, which is no longer in production, but the Hapsburg Chelsea style, pictured, is a similar Chelsea-style boot; $160.
