| I don't sell these, but here are some of my favorites that I use. I've worn Sunday Afternoons hats for several years and frequently am asked where to find one. The company was based in Ashland, Oregon, the last time I checked, and often has booths at street/art fairs here in California. The hats are almost weightless, have a long back for neck protection, and (necessary here with our afternoon winds) a strap to keep them on. The newer versions have SPF ratings. They're maybe $30 to $40 or so. For gloves, I use any version of coated ones that come in sizes ("one size fits all" never fits!), which are both tough and comfortable. The fingertips are thin enough to handle seeds, but in practice I almost always end up taking off the gloves when I'm planting seeds. One good one is Atlas Nitrile Touch Gloves, IIRC about $7 a pair. For heavier-duty jobs such as rose pruning or general garden cleanup, I use West County Gardener gloves, which are made of synthetics (and thus are fully washable) and come in several versions (around $20 a pair) in fun colors. Both of these have been on the annual "10 must-haves" lists at www.joegardener.com. The clogs I wear outside are Sloggers (around $20-30), but I use them only for tasks such as pruning, where I'm standing up, and I'd never wear them on a ladder or on slopes. For planting or other close-to-the-ground tasks, they're not flexible enough for me. (I wear Teva sandals to do most of my gardening work, and if I dared I'd go barefoot.) For something different in other gardenwear such as shirts, I'd browse etsy.com to see if there's anything interesting. Oh! I just remembered I bought some lovely magnets a few years ago at a craft fair from someone who was also selling colorful make-your-own (as well as already made) small quilts and other items. Some of them had garden themes. I don't recall if she also had gardenwear. I haven't seen this vendor in the past year or two, but the website on the magnets is ellenedith.com. |
