Foxgloves - Flexibility and Performance in Garden Gloves

Foxgloves look too elegant or silly to be tough enough to garden in, but prepare to be surprised. These gloves were designed by a landscape architect/professional horticulturist who wanted a garden glove that wasn't bulky or clumsy and had some durability. She actually tried a pair of old dress gloves. They worked well enough, but wore out quickly.

Then she got the idea of making gardening gloves similar in style to dress gloves, but out of better material, specifically supplex nylon for durability and lycra spandex for four-way stretch. She tested them out personally and on some gardening friends and then started a home based business in Cold Spring, NY.

They feel soft, but are also extremely durable and abrasion resistant. Thorns may poke through and get your skin, but they won't rip or tear the Foxglove fabric. They can be used as a liner under heavier gloves so thorns don't get through and to prevent blisters.

The tight knitting is supposed to keep dirt from getting through the fabric onto your hands, even when wet. I have found that when wet, some discoloring will soak through. But in general, they protect my hands and nails far better than any other glove I have tried.

Foxgloves are water resistant, but not waterproof. They are not uncomfortable to use wet, but my hands did get cold in the damp spring weather. However they dry out quite quickly. The fabric is breathable so your hands never get hot and sweaty.