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Burgon & Ball RHS British Bloom Gardening Gloves

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Description

Burgon & Ball RHS British Bloom Gardening GlovesSome flowers carry generations of garden history with them. Dahlias and peonies are among the most beloved of all cottage garden blooms and the botanical illustrations on these gloves date back as far as the 1630s. To put that in context: contemporary with William Shakespeare's last plays, the early Stuart kings, and the very first English botanical books. Two centuries before Gertrude Jekyll, three centuries before our grandparents started gardening,

Some flowers carry generations of garden history with them. Dahlias and peonies are among the most beloved of all cottage garden blooms — and the botanical illustrations on these gloves date back as far as the 1630s. To put that in context: contemporary with William Shakespeare's last plays, the early Stuart kings, and the very first English botanical books. Two centuries before Gertrude Jekyll, three centuries before our grandparents started gardening, an artist was sitting somewhere drawing the dahlia we now wear on our wrists.

The result is dramatic, jewel-toned and properly timeless. Set against a deep, moody background, the rich pinks, reds and purples of the flowers take centre stage — celebrating two of the most theatrical bloom families in the cottage garden, the kinds of flowers that make people stop in their tracks at a Chelsea Flower Show stand or a generously-planted June border.

From Burgon & Ball, the Sheffield toolmaker who've been making garden tools since 1730, in their RHS-endorsed "Gifts for Gardeners" collection. Drawn from the RHS Lindley Collections — one of the world's most significant horticultural archives. Supplied to us through our partners at AllotMate, who curate proper, well-made tools for gardeners and allotmenteers who'd rather buy once.

The design

The British Bloom print is bold, dramatic and rooted in serious horticultural heritage:

  • Dahlias and peonies are the signature flowers — two of the most extravagantly beautiful blooms in the British garden tradition, beloved by cottage gardeners, florists and Royal Horticultural Society judges in equal measure
  • Illustrations dating back as far as the 1630s, hand-picked from the RHS Lindley Collections — properly old botanical art, the kind that sits in archives next to original Linnaeus volumes
  • The deep, moody background makes the jewel tones pop dramatically — different in feeling to the lighter Asteraceae print, more theatrical and grown-up
  • The whole effect is bold and confident — the gloves of a gardener who likes their kit to make a statement

Where the Asteraceae print celebrates the soft, naturalistic late-summer garden, the British Bloom print celebrates its more dressed-up cousin — the cutting garden, the show bench, the June peony border at full swagger.

What makes them work

The construction is identical to the rest of the RHS gift glove range — beautiful design backed by genuinely thoughtful working features:

  • Cushioned palm — proper protection for everyday garden work, reducing hand fatigue during longer sessions
  • Gathered wrist — close-fitting cuff that keeps soil, mulch and small debris from finding their way down your sleeve
  • Soft, tough fabric with elastane stretch — flexible enough for fiddly tasks like deadheading and tying, durable enough to take repeated use
  • Snug, flexible fit — moves naturally with your hand rather than sliding around as you work
  • Machine-washable at 30°C — significantly more practical than most workwear gloves. Pop them in with the next dark wash and they come out fresh for next time

The dark background of this design has a genuine practical advantage too — it doesn't show soil and grass stains the way a paler-coloured glove would. Practical beauty, in other words.

Sizing

These are a universal women's fit, size 8.5 — 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 elastane stretch.

If you have particularly small hands or particularly broad hands, the Briers range offers more precise fit options. But for most women's hands, the universal sizing here works comfortably.

As a gift

This pair makes a particularly thoughtful gift for the gardener who likes their kit to be properly something — bold, dramatic, with character. Particularly good for:

  • The dahlia obsessive — the print is a quiet acknowledgement of the gardener who plans their entire borders around the dahlia season
  • The peony grower — the same applies. Peonies inspire deep loyalty, and so do gloves that celebrate them
  • A gardening friend with theatrical taste — anyone whose garden leans towards the bold, dramatic and richly-coloured rather than the soft and pastel
  • Mother's Day, birthdays, Christmas — gift moments where you want something distinctive rather than ordinary
  • A florist friend who appreciates the dressed-up end of cottage garden flowers
  • Pair with a packet of dahlia or sweet pea seeds for a complete small gift

If you're choosing between the two RHS gift gloves we stock — these (British Bloom, dark and dramatic) versus the Asteraceae (sage green and soft) — pick by the recipient's wider taste. Both are made to the same specification; the difference is purely aesthetic.

Specifications

  • Design: British Bloom — dahlias and peonies on a deep, moody background
  • Source: RHS Lindley Collections, illustrations dating as far back as the 1630s
  • Palm: Cushioned for protection and comfort
  • Wrist: Gathered cuff to keep debris out
  • Fabric: Soft, durable, with elastane stretch
  • Washing: Machine-washable at 30°C
  • Size: Universal women's fit, size 8.5
  • Endorsement: Royal Horticultural Society approved
  • Range: Part of the RHS "Gifts for Gardeners" collection
  • Made by: Burgon & Ball, Sheffield (since 1730)
  • Supplied through: AllotMate

Looking after them

The machine-washable construction makes care genuinely easy:

  • Shake out and brush off visible soil before washing
  • Machine wash at 30°C — the dark base colour is forgiving of mixed loads
  • Air dry away from direct heat — the printed fabric will fade quickly under tumble dryers or strong sun
  • Avoid bleach or fabric softeners — both can damage the print and the stretch fabric
  • Store flat or hung gently rather than scrunched up

Treated this way, the print stays vivid and the gloves keep their lovely look for many seasons.

About Burgon & Ball and the RHS Lindley Collections

Burgon & 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 RHS Lindley Collections — 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 centuries-old botanical art to decorate practical garden kit is the kind of small cultural project that suits our shop exactly.

A small thought: the dahlia and peony are flowers that earn their drama. They're not subtle, they don't apologise, and they make June and August into the months they are. These gloves carry the same energy — bold, confident, properly beautiful. The kind of working kit that gives you a small lift every time you put it on.

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