@Biglad I'll withold judgement until you post a photo 😊 @BenCotto I don't mind sort of stylish just want trousers that fit my expanded waistline without being so baggy I can get two legs down one trouser leg! To be honest my legs are my best asset coming from the mini skirt era and having very long legs so forget a bit vain and replace with 'very' ☺ but can i justify the cost?
My friend has built over 50 gardens and she's had all sorts of gear over the years. If she says they're the best trousers she's had then I'm taking her word for it. You can always order, try them on and keep them if you love them or return them if they're not right. In the winter my go to has always been Craghoppers fleece-lined trousers. A thing of joy whether gardening or walking the dog.
Although I only started gardening this year, I work in the outdoors as a ranger and found that haglöf rugged trousers are the best for work that requires getting muddy or involves anything thorny. These are very expensive and don't have kneepads - I instead use the velcro ones that strap around your leg - so I'd only recommend if you need something solid and high quality... maybe a bit over the top for average gardening tasks.
I wear hideous cheap leggings and £2.50 shorts from Asda. Can't be done with anything restrictive around the waist when I'm bending down (terrible heartburn) and leggings are the nearest thing to wearing nothing at all.
Could never wear a tool belt so I also have a trug to lug hand tools around and a wheel barrow for everything else.
On top - it's the oldest, tattiest T-shirts and tops and a 30 year old Rohan bodywarmer.
The only new gardening clothes I've ever bought are wellies (Joules have overtaken Hunter as my favourite), gardening gloves (Sophie Conran last a season - all others last about 6 sessions) and last year I was treated to a lined, cable knit headband which keeps ears warm, hair off face but doesn't give me a sweaty head!
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Posts
Could never wear a tool belt so I also have a trug to lug hand tools around and a wheel barrow for everything else.
On top - it's the oldest, tattiest T-shirts and tops and a 30 year old Rohan bodywarmer.
The only new gardening clothes I've ever bought are wellies (Joules have overtaken Hunter as my favourite), gardening gloves (Sophie Conran last a season - all others last about 6 sessions) and last year I was treated to a lined, cable knit headband which keeps ears warm, hair off face but doesn't give me a sweaty head!
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border