Amateur Gardening

Great gifts for gardeners

Town & Country Thermal Aquamax gloves

Cold winter weather doesn’t usually keep me out of the garden, but cold hands can make simple gardening tasks difficult. So these washable thermal and waterproof gloves, which keep hands wonderfully warm and are flexible enough for fiddly jobs, are brilliant.

They have a waterproof coating and thermal liner, while a nitrile coating provides extra protection and grip and elasticated wrists to keep out dirt and debris.

(Available in blue, medium and large sizes, ?6.99. LU)

David Austin’s ‘Silas Marner’ rose

Plants are a very personal gift (I’m not talking garage/supermarket flowers here) and who could fail to feel loved when presented with this gorgeous new rose from the world-beating Austin

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