Bringing your garden to life is awesome but it can’t half be dirty too. Shifting compost, digging holes, moving earth around. That’s before you start trimming trees back, potting plants and harvesting your homegrown vegetables. With that in mind, having a decent gardening apron is a must. Let’s discuss what you should be looking for when you gardening apron and select a few of the best for this year.

What Your Gardening Apron Should Have

One of the first thing you need to make sure is that your new gardening apron is easy to wash. It’s going to keep muck and dirt and grime off your clothes. With that, it needs to be able to be thrown into the washing machine. You also want some longevity from your apron as you want it to last. Make sure it’s made of decent fabric, a durable material which can be washed, used and rewashed over and over. It also needs to fit you, so ensure you get an apron which is adjustable so it not only fits you, it’s comfortable too. Finally, you need pockets. Pockets are your friend when you’re gardening and I don’t just mean shallow little groove. Proper deep pockets that can hold your tools, but keep them close to hand, when you’re not using them.

4 Gardening Aprons

Personalised & Hard Wearing

One of our favourites is this personalised denim apron from Sparks & Daughters. It’s made of strong denim, which we all know is pretty hard-wearing and has four handy pockets too. The fact you can personalise it is fantastic so everyone knows who it belongs to. It’s a great gifting idea as well and there is even an option to add a matching garden toolbag.

Want Gloves With That?

Next on the list is this personalised gardening apron from TheLittleBoysRoom on Not On The High Street. It’s made of cotton, so easily washable and comes in a fabulous floral pattern. You can select the size and style of apron you want. It can be a half or full style apron and you even have the option of adding a matching set of gloves. With spacious pockets for all your tools, it can be adjusted on the neck strap and belt. If you’re gifting it or fancy some new ones, you can add some floral gardening tools as well.

Carpenters Style

If you’re looking for something extra durable, this carpenters style apron on Amazon could be ideal. It’s made of durable, strong and water-resistant 16oz waxed canvas. It’s pretty heavy duty! It includes PU leather straps and is guaranteed to have a long life. There are enough pockets and loops to keep all your tools handy. 82% of the ratings on the website give it 5 stars.

Vegan

The final gardening apron on our list is a vegan leather offering from Yako&Co. It’s hard-wearing, durable and stylish too. With one main pocket, it’ll store most of the things you need and keep all the dirt off you. It’ll take up to four weeks to get to you so it’s not a quick fix if you’re gardening this weekend, however, it’s beautiful and is good for the environment whilst you tend to your environment.

Find the perfect gardening apron that you feel comfortable in and allows you to work well in your outdoor space. No one wants to be wandering around readjusting things every few minutes whilst you can’t remember where you leave your tools. Happy gardening!