Our Favorite Gardening Tools to Keep You Weeding, Harvesting, and Planting In Style

The sustainable and stylish Pitch Modern Birdhouse is made from recycled milk jugs.

Heirloom Garden Arm Saver Gloves by Woman’s Work offer a pop of color and protection from thorns and branches.

These high-carbon-steel Ergonomic Snips in turquoise are easy to spot in the dirt. 

Water-resistant and easily washed polyurethane Super-Birki clogs boast a non-slip sole and come in a rainbow of 9 colors.

Extend your sessions in the yard with this thick, foam garden kneeler (under the clogs) from legendary brand Smith & Hawken, now available at Target.

Made from hemp, recycled polyester, and organic cotton, this roomy minimalist work shirt (under the belt and snips) shields skin from sun and thorns.

Designed for small-space gardeners, these vegetable and herb seed collections for Urban Leaf thrive in little pots.

This super-stylish vegetable-tanned leather belt made by Building Block can be customized with add-on “half” and “full” moon holsters designed to hold shears, pruners, knives, scissors, or folding saws.

These English snippers look right at home in a rose garden, and are more rugged than their dainty lines suggest.

Made from cotton duck with copper rivets and leather handles, this buy-it-once bucket tool bag improves with age. 

Fat & the Moon’s sunflower-oil-based cure-all salve is free of petrochemicals and heals scrapes, scratches, and overworked hands.

Strong, sharp, and in it for the long haul, this Japanese-made steel spade (far left) is surprisingly light and easy to handle.

A straw hat with a wide brim is as essential to gardening as soil and sun. This Pinto Canyon Road Hat is by Communitie Marfa.

Kitchenware company Hedley & Bennett makes this tie-free 100% cotton chambray smock, shown in Saffron Salt, with deep pockets for tools (or your phone).

A simple plastic-free Fanhao spray nozzle is rust-resistant and built to last.

Made in Oregon, feather-light, and built for taking long drinks on a summer day, this Water Right Hose is BPA- and lead-free.

Looking more like a pogo stick than a useful gardening implement, the Garden Weasel Weed Popper is actually a lethal weed-abatement tool. Poke it in the ground where a weed grows, step on the footplate to drive it in without bending over, twist the handle, and the weed will pop right out of the ground. One of our editors reports that the tool helped dramatically reduce the number of dandelions, catsears, and spiky Canada thistles in her overgrown backyard.

When we teamed up with the good people at White Bark Workwear to produce our first official Sunset garden apron, we wanted it to be as sustainable and organic as the food we grow. In fact, that’s why we chose White Bark, because they use 100 percent organic hemp, which is breathable, super strong (30 percent tougher than denim), naturally antimicrobial, and produced from regenerative crops. Plus, we’ve designed it with multiple deep pockets to hold all of your gardening tools and tidbits.

This is an all-purpose digging knife that can be used for digging, transplanting, weeding, cutting, and tons more. The carbon-steel blade is strong and can deal with heavy-duty digging, especially in clay soils. Bonus, one side is serrated which makes cutting weeds and small branches easier.

These are the first Dansko clogs made with over 50% carbon negative “I’m green”™ Bio-based EVA. They feature excellent shock absorption and a removable footbed for added comfort and customization. That gives them a perfect blend of comfort and performance, constructed from materials you can feel good about. 

From Marie Kondo’s expertly designed line of gardening accessories, this neutral, practical tote is full of useful pockets—seven in total—perfect for all kinds of garden care and yard work. Made of wear-and-tear-resistant cotton, this tote could also be used for activities and outings, from the farmer’s market to a local picnic. 

This lovely artistic interpretation of a hand rake was built completely by hand from start to finish. This elegant rake is great for breaking up dirt and attacking rhizomeous weeds! The carefully bent side tines flare slightly below the ferrule, creating a beautiful, fleur de lis image. The solid steel rivets are set perpendicular to the direction of pressure providing additional stability for the rake.

This just might be the most beautiful pruner-and-sheath combo on the market thanks to its brass accents and a waxed canvas sheath. Pruners are always good to keep within reach when in the garden. Use them to trim dying leaves, tear open some soil, or snip anything where a precision cut is needed. The waxed canvas used for the sheath repels water and is durable and light, making it an ideal fabric for protecting your tools. 

This hand-forged planting trowel from Montana-based Fisher Blacksmithing truly is one of a kind. Each trowel is hammered and assembled by craftsman Tuli Fisher. Even the black walnut handle is hand-turned.