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Rose Gloves for Scratch-Free Gardening

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Leather rose gloves. Source: leevalley.com

Where were rose gloves when I was a young apprentice gardener? My father, a serious rose enthusiast, taught me how to prune roses … and I hated it. He seemed to think gloves were for wimps—either that or he didn’t know they existed!—so I came back from every pruning session looking like I’d been in battle with a ferocious feline.

Not anymore. I now keep a pair of rose gloves in my gardening tool kit. I use them not only when I have to prune, plant or move roses, but also when I have to handle any kind of prickly or scratchy plant: cactus, barberries, raspberries, etc. Suddenly, pulling thistles is not something I have to cringe before doing!

Likewise, I use them if I have to handle any plant with irritating sap, although I’d have to seriously consider tossing any gloves I’d used to handle poison ivy or poison sumac.

What Are They?

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Rose gloves come in a wide range of designer colors. I think this one is “basic green.” Source: rosemania.com

Rose gloves are long-sleeved gloves that give extra protection to the forearm. The best ones reach right to the elbow. There are several brands made of different materials (although leather seems the most popular choice), but all are puncture-resistant and most have padded palms or reinforced fingertips. I’m not saying you should grab a cactus and squeeze hard, but they really do reduce blood loss in the garden.

You’ll find rose gloves in most garden centers and there’s a huge choice of them on the Internet!

With Christmas coming up, they might make a good gift choice for a gardening friend!20171023A leevalley.com

Garden writer and blogger, author of 65 gardening books, lecturer and communicator, the Laidback Gardener, Larry Hodgson, passed away in October 2022. Known for his great generosity, his thoroughness and his sense of humor, he reached several generations of amateur and professional gardeners over his 40-year career. Thanks to his son, Mathieu Hodgson, and a team of contributors, laidbackgardener.blog will continue its mission of demystifying gardening and making it more accessible to all.

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      I saw many bloggers add comments like ‘Nice post’, ‘Thanks for sharing’. Are they really going to make their brand by commenting like this? Or are they getting back links by such comments?

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      I personally feel the usefulness of the article and will include in my blog commenting routine.

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