Spring is here, and gardens, parks and green spaces across the country are finally bursting into life. As a result, there’s a lot to do in the great outdoors—from planting and pruning to digging and draining, gardeners are already working hard to get their spaces ready for the peak growing season.
If you’re a professional gardener or landscaper, or a keen amateur, you’ll probably be desperate to get outside and get stuck in. However, in order to make the most of these all-important spring months, you’ll need the right workwear. From pants and bibs to gloves and jackets, the right workwear will help to protect you from thorns, mud and everything else the outdoors can throw at you.
Here we take a look at essential landscaping work clothes and help you decide on the best landscape gardening workwear for your needs.
3 Best Gardening and Workwear Pants for Men
Of all the landscaping work clothes out there, pants are often the most practical and comfortable option for outdoor work. Protecting your legs from hip to foot, a good pair of work pants will help to ward off thorns and prevent cuts and scrapes, as well as keeping your warm and dry.
1. Red Kap Performance Pants
Red Kap Performance pants are some of our favorite landscaping clothes. These robust, hard wearing pants have a relaxed, modern fit, a comfortable stretch elastic waistband and reinforced pockets. The double knees give you extra padding and protection when you’re working at ground level while the soil release finish ensures that any mud or dirt you pick up during the day will wash out easily.
2. Charles River Nor’easter Rain Pants
Landscape gardeners often have to work outdoors in all conditions. And although the weather is getting better, the spring often brings sudden downpours and unexpected storms.
Charles River Nor’easter Rain Pants are ideal for gardeners working in wet weather. The pants have a waterproof rating of 3000mm and a breathable membrane to help excess heat escape and ensure you’re comfortable as you work. Covered zippered pockets will keep your valuables safe and dry, while the comfortable fit will ensure you’re able to carry out physical tasks without a problem.
3. Portwest Hi-Vis Polycotton Pants
If you happen to be working close to a road or other busy area, it’s a good idea to wear hi-vis professional gardening clothes. Helping you to stand out from the undergrowth, hi-vis pants will ensure that you’re seen and safe when you’re working on site.
Portwest Hi-Vis Polycotton Pants are designed to be tough, hardwearing and comfortable as well as visible. Made from a mix of polyester and cotton, they are fitted with silver reflective tape and an elasticized waistband. The pants feature a Texpel dirt release finish, so they’ll be easy to clean no matter how dirty the job gets you.
3 Best Gardening and Workwear Pants for Women
Women’s gardening workwear is designed to be durable, comfortable and hardwearing. Many of the women’s pants that are specifically made for outdoor work come with reinforced seams, elastic waistbands and dirt resistant finishes, making them ideal for gardening and landscaping. Here are three of our favorites.
1. Dickies Women’s Tactical Covert Riptop Pants
Dickies Women’s Tactical Covert Riptop Pants are ideal for women working in the great outdoors. Water repellent, crafted for women and featuring an excellent choice of pockets, these pants will help to keep you comfortable and provide plenty of storage space for tools and valuables.
Individuals and businesses can choose from a selection of colors to ensure the pants match the company dress code.
2. Bulwark iQ Series Women’s Endurance Work Pants
Bulwark iQ Series Women’s Endurance Work Pants are another excellent choice for women working outside. The three-needle felled seam construction ensures these pants are robust, while the utility loop extension, choice of pockets and hard-wearing cotton and polyester fabric makes them practical as well as flexible. These pants are suitable for both industrial laundry and home washing.
3. Universal Overall Women’s Half-Elastic Pants
These Universal Overall Women’s Half-Elastic Pants have a wrinkle resistant finish and feature optimum color fastness to ensure they don’t fade in the wash. The heavy-duty brass ratcheting zipper makes these pants very durable while the half-elastic back ensures they stay comfortable when carrying out even the toughest tasks.
Other Outdoor Essentials
Once you’ve chosen the perfect pants, you’ll need to select a range of other protective workwear if you’re going to be dressed and ready for the season. Here, we take a look at some of the other outdoor essentials you’ll need to invest in this spring.
Gloves
Of all the work clothes for landscapers you’ll see for sale, few are as important as the humble glove. Protecting your hands from thorns, sharp sticks, mud and debris, gloves are an important part of any landscape gardener’s outfit.
Tough Duck Pile Lined Cow Split Leather Fitters Gloves
Some of our favorite professional gloves are these Tough Duck Pile Lined Cow Split Leather Fitters Gloves. Made from very hard wearing materials, the gloves are lined for warmth and have leather knuckle straps and finger tips to offer extra protection where you need it most.
Tough Duck Women’s 3M™ Thinsulate™ Lined Cowgrain Fitters Glove
Female gardeners and landscapers will appreciate the comfort and protection offered by Tough Duck Women’s 3M™ Thinsulate™ Lined Cowgrain Fitters Gloves. Made from premium cowgrain and cotton duck, they also include a rubberized safety cuff to protect against cuts and abrasions.
Bibs
Bibs are some of the best landscaping clothes you can own, and a great way to protect your legs and torso while you’re hard at work. Here are some our our favourite bibs for landscaping and gardening this season.
Berne Original Unlined Zip to Knee Duck Bib Overalls
Berne Original Unlined Zip to Knee Duck Bib Overalls have a water repellent finish, knee-length brass leg zipper with outside storm flap and triple needle stitched seams for added durability. Adjustable, straps make them easy to fit while the reinforced knees give you a little extra padding when you’re doing the weeding.
Tough Duck Women’s Insulated Duck Overall
Tough Duck Women’s Insulated Duck Overalls are wind resistant and have a waterproof seat and knees. This makes them perfect for working outdoors in unpredictable spring weather. The multi pocket design gives you plenty of places to store your tools while the quilted lining will keep you warm in cooler temperatures.
If you’re a landscape gardener, or if you run a team of gardeners, investing in the right work clothes for landscaping will help you and your employees to tackle the tasks at hand. Find out more and explore the All Seasons Uniforms range of landscaping clothes today.
About the Author
Nick Warrick
Nick Warrick is the Sales Manager at All Seasons Uniforms. With over 15 years of experience in the work uniform business, he has worked with hundreds of clients across 20 different industries. Holding bachelor’s degrees in both Business Administration and Information Technology, Nick revamped the company’s online presence, offering its customers a new uniform shopping experience.