{"product_id":"burgon-ball-rhs-asteraceae-gardening-gloves","title":"Burgon \u0026 Ball RHS Asteraceae Gardening Gloves","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome gardening gloves are tools. These are something different — closer to wearing a small piece of botanical history while you potter through your borders. The Asteraceae print on these gloves is taken from \u003cstrong\u003ebotanical illustrations dating to around 1810\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawn from the \u003cstrong\u003eRHS Lindley Collections\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the world's most important horticultural archives. Two centuries old, and now hand-picked to wrap around your wrists on a Sunday afternoon in the cutting garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet against a soft sage green background, the jewel-bright blooms — China asters, coreopsis, and other Asteraceae family flowers — celebrate the late-summer and autumn colour that holds the garden together when the early roses have gone over. They're also some of the most important pollinator plants of the late season, which feels right: a glove that nods quietly to the bees and butterflies as you go about the work that supports them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade by \u003cstrong\u003eBurgon \u0026amp; Ball\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Sheffield toolmaker who've been making garden tools since 1730, as part of their RHS-endorsed \"Gifts for Gardeners\" collection. Supplied to us through our partners at \u003cstrong\u003eAllotMate\u003c\/strong\u003e, who curate proper, well-made tools for gardeners and allotmenteers who'd rather buy once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Asteraceae family is one of the most diverse and rewarding plant groups in the cottage garden — and one of the most important for late-season pollinators:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChina asters and coreopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e are the signature flowers in the print, with their bright, daisy-like blooms in pinks, oranges, and yellows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe botanical illustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e are hand-picked from the RHS Lindley Collections, c.1810 — the kind of antique botanical art that costs serious money in framed prints\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe soft sage green background\u003c\/strong\u003e grounds the jewel-bright flowers and stops the design from feeling busy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe whole effect\u003c\/strong\u003e is celebratory rather than fussy — the resilience and radiant colour of late-season cottage garden flowers, captured on something you'll actually use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the kind of design that gets noticed — by visitors who admire your gloves, and by you in the small daily moments when a beautiful object brings a small lift to ordinary work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat makes them work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeautiful design is no use if the gloves don't function. Burgon \u0026amp; Ball have built genuinely thoughtful working features into these:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCushioned palm\u003c\/strong\u003e — proper protection for everyday garden work, reducing hand fatigue during longer sessions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGathered wrist\u003c\/strong\u003e — close-fitting cuff that keeps soil, mulch, and small debris from finding their way down your sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft yet tough fabric with built-in stretch\u003c\/strong\u003e — flexible enough for fiddly tasks like deadheading and tying, durable enough to take repeated use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSnug, flexible fit\u003c\/strong\u003e — moves naturally with your hand rather than sliding around as you work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachine-washable at 30°C\u003c\/strong\u003e — significantly more practical than most workwear gloves. Pop them in with the next dark wash and they come out fresh for next time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat last point is worth dwelling on. Most gardening gloves can't go in the washing machine — the construction or coatings can't take it. These can, which means they stay looking nice rather than gradually accumulating a season of soil into the fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSizing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese are a \u003cstrong\u003euniversal women's fit, size 8.5\u003c\/strong\u003e (a glove length of around 23.5cm tip to cuff) — equivalent to a UK women's medium. They suit average to slightly broader women's hands, and many smaller men's hands as well thanks to the stretch fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf you have particularly small or particularly broad hands, our Briers range may offer a more precise fit. But for most women's hands, the universal sizing here works comfortably.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs a gift\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the loveliest gardening gifts you can give someone — practical enough to be used, beautiful enough to be appreciated, and rooted in proper horticultural heritage rather than novelty. Particularly thoughtful for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA gardening friend with an eye for the beautiful\u003c\/strong\u003e — anyone who chooses kit on aesthetics as well as function will love these\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMother's Day, birthdays, Christmas\u003c\/strong\u003e — perennially difficult gift moments solved with a properly thoughtful piece of garden kit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA new gardener\u003c\/strong\u003e just starting out — these say \"this is going to be lovely, take your time\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn older gardener\u003c\/strong\u003e who'd rather be given something pretty than something purely functional\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePair with a packet of cottage garden seeds\u003c\/strong\u003e for a complete small gift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking after them\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe machine-washable construction makes care genuinely easy:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShake out and brush off\u003c\/strong\u003e visible soil before washing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMachine wash at 30°C\u003c\/strong\u003e — ideally with similar colours rather than bright whites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAir dry\u003c\/strong\u003e away from direct heat — the printed fabric will fade quickly under tumble dryers or strong sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvoid bleach or fabric softeners\u003c\/strong\u003e — both can damage the print and the stretch fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStore flat or hung gently\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than scrunched up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTreated this way, the print stays vivid and the gloves keep their lovely look for many seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Burgon \u0026amp; Ball and the RHS Lindley Collections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBurgon \u0026amp; Ball have been making garden tools in Sheffield since 1730, drawing on the city's centuries-old expertise in steel and craft. Their RHS-endorsed \"Gifts for Gardeners\" collection draws on the \u003cstrong\u003eRHS Lindley Collections\u003c\/strong\u003e — one of the most significant horticultural libraries and archives in the world, containing thousands of botanical illustrations and historical garden materials. We're proud to stock pieces from this collaboration; using two-hundred-year-old botanical art to decorate practical garden kit is the kind of small cultural project that suits our shop exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign\u003c\/strong\u003e: Asteraceae botanical print on sage green background\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSource\u003c\/strong\u003e: RHS Lindley Collections, illustrations c.1810\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalm\u003c\/strong\u003e: cushioned for protection and comfort (60% polyurethane, 40% polyester)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBack\u003c\/strong\u003e: stretch fabric (95% polyester, 5% elastane)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWrist\u003c\/strong\u003e: gathered cuff to keep debris out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWashing\u003c\/strong\u003e: machine-washable at 30°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: universal women's fit, size 8.5 (approx. 23.5cm length)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsement\u003c\/strong\u003e: Royal Horticultural Society approved\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRange\u003c\/strong\u003e: part of the RHS \"Gifts for Gardeners\" collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade by\u003c\/strong\u003e: Burgon \u0026amp; Ball, Sheffield (since 1730)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupplied through\u003c\/strong\u003e: AllotMate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA small thought: there's a quiet pleasure in beautiful working kit. Most gardening gloves are bought for utility and worn until they fall apart. These ask to be enjoyed — which, for the kind of gardener who already finds joy in the small details of their plot, is exactly the right invitation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AllotMate Essentials","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57145157812601,"sku":"5019360203902","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0576\/6004\/7547\/files\/GRH-GLOVEASTER-burgon-and-ball-RHS-gifts-for-gardeners-asteraceae-gloves-03_large_6ee2817c-2ee6-43cb-bfb3-cbd58ff56aec.webp?v=1779985854","url":"https:\/\/www.bishybarnabeescottagegarden.com\/products\/burgon-ball-rhs-asteraceae-gardening-gloves","provider":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}