I use 'safety footwear', complete with steel toecaps and non-slip soles. Huge range including wellies and 'ladies' versions. You can get them from the likes of screwfix, wickes etc.; As they are considered 'workwear' there is no VAT to pay.
A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
I've got a short pair of wellies like Sarah Raven used to be seen wearing on GW. They are lined and have lasted 3 years so far. Unfortunately she isn't stocking them anymore, but Amazon are. Look for Ilse Jacobsen wellies.
I got a pair of ankle books from GardenGirl http://www.gardengirl.co.uk/products/Classic_Range/Classic_Range.php (click on Footwear) and I like them a lot. I got them because I hate wellies but needed something waterproof. I find the sizing a bit on the large side, but I wear them with thick hiking socks and that works very well for me - keeps my feet warm and dry.
I use old walking boots, but obviously the laces take a bit of time so I use Crocs just for popping in and out. Those reduced welly-bottomed /soft topped boots look ideal, and a bargain, I'd get some of those if I needed some boots.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
If you're planning to shift rocks or paving slabs in your garden, I'd seriously recommend something with a steel toecap. When I was at horticultural college a friend dropped a stone slab on her unprotected toes - not a pretty sight...
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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I use 'safety footwear', complete with steel toecaps and non-slip soles. Huge range including wellies and 'ladies' versions. You can get them from the likes of screwfix, wickes etc.; As they are considered 'workwear' there is no VAT to pay.
Thanks for your ideas , it has given me a lot to think about although snow forecast for next week so dont think i will be using them yet.
I've got a short pair of wellies like Sarah Raven used to be seen wearing on GW. They are lined and have lasted 3 years so far. Unfortunately she isn't stocking them anymore, but Amazon are. Look for Ilse Jacobsen wellies.
I got a pair of ankle books from GardenGirl http://www.gardengirl.co.uk/products/Classic_Range/Classic_Range.php (click on Footwear) and I like them a lot. I got them because I hate wellies but needed something waterproof. I find the sizing a bit on the large side, but I wear them with thick hiking socks and that works very well for me - keeps my feet warm and dry.
I use old walking boots, but obviously the laces take a bit of time so I use Crocs just for popping in and out. Those reduced welly-bottomed /soft topped boots look ideal, and a bargain, I'd get some of those if I needed some boots.
Just bought a new pair of boots for the allotment in the sale at Clarks shoe shop , other pair heal about to fall a part
Have wellies , in winter a bit cold
Have a pair of garden shoes , just slip on ones , very cheap from "shoe zone shop "
I've got some of these, they last years even with my rough terrain
https://www.howsafe.co.uk/footwear/work-boots/cofra-goya-s3-safety-boot
and some insulated Derris for when it's really wet under foot.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I wear cheap plastic slip on clogs, they are waterproof and when they are dirty I can just throw them into the washing machine.
If you're planning to shift rocks or paving slabs in your garden, I'd seriously recommend something with a steel toecap. When I was at horticultural college a friend dropped a stone slab on her unprotected toes - not a pretty sight...