I wish I could help more but I have been using these inexpensive pair of winter gloves since 2008...lol... Yes I need new ones...lol... But I'm out of touch with what kind rose gloves are available these days but hopefully someone chimes in to help...

I was thinking of asking the same thing. I need some that are long and cover the forearms.

Jim, your gloves look a lot like mine!! Ha!! I am so tired of getting "bit"by thorns!! My hubby bought me some welding gloves, but they are way too bulky. It was sweet of him anyway. He does welding, so he will keep them for his own use. I would also like long ones. Thanks to both of you, maybe someone will know where we can find them.

I've ordered the bionic rose gauntlet gloves on-line from The Rose Gardener for both my husband and me. Expensive but the coverage goes all the way to my elbow saving us from many scratches. The sizes run small. I have a women's size large (I would usually use a medium) and he has a men's size large. The colors are different for men's gloves and woman's gloves which is nice so we don't get them mixed up.

Thanks so much for the info. Will check it out!

Bionic rose gauntlets for me as well, I'm on my second pair.

I will check out the Bionics. I dont mind paying more IF they are sturdy and last several years lol. I just repotted The Mermaid rose yesterday and sure could of used some l. The only place that thing doesn't have thorns is the roots! Then I was watering something and brushed up against a milkweed and got stung by who knows what! I looked and couldnt find anything :/ My forearm swelled up huge. Arrg

I get mine from the two dollar shop. They work just as well as the expensive ones.

Cool idea fragrancenutter!

I think I need a hard hat because the last time that I pruned William Baffin, a 2" diameter "trunk" came down and hit me on the head. It was quite nasty getting thorns in my head!

Linda

About ten years ago I gave some goatskin gloves from Sam's club a try. I loved them because they are thin. I do wear them out because I weed with them (horse nettle and sometimes thistles) and wish they'd sell two right handed gloves with a single left.

Then Sam's dropped them, but someone else picked them up and ordered from them for three years.

Now Sam's has them again.

Plainsman leather gloves

I found a pair of elbow high gloves at Marshalls a couple years ago and they've been great. I know they were cheap, but the fabric to the elbow does help me not getting all scratches up when working the soil under my roses or pruning. Couldn't have been more than ten bucks, and they've held up nicely and I just toss them in my washing machine to clean them.

By the way the reason I did pick them up was people were starting to ask me if I had cats? I didn't even realize why they asked the question right away, then I realized they were wondering why my arms were all scratched up!!! I no longer get that question!!!

Thanks everyone for your input!! Have a great week!! Dianne

Thanks stillanntn6b I might just order myself a pair of those from Sams Club...Thanks!

Well, I might be a little late to this thread, but my favorite gloves are Fir Tree gauntlets that I ordered from Amazon. They are made out of goatskin that are very soft and cowhide sleeves.

I have the bionic gauntlets, but I find that the hand part is not very thorn resistant. I had the regular bionics and those seemed better, but no arm protection.

Lately I've taken to buying the cotton gloves with some palm and finger protection. They are relatively cheap so when they wear out, I don't mind throwing them away. They aren't thorn proof, but if you are careful they do give good protection. I just try not to grab or squeeze anything tightly.

Red Rooster gloves from Farmhardware have a nice gauntlet, all leather, good flexibility...and they carry women's sizes.

I suppose I have a glove fetish... I have two pair of Bionic gauntlets. One is a size smaller than the other so I have a regular pair and a pair for my swollen hands during the heavy pruning season. I also have a pair of Diggers that I like and my West County all-purpose gloves. I've had an awful lot of gloves and the worst were Stanley - I had those things shredded in one day.

In addition to my own garden, I also work in a public rose garden and do the occasional pruning for other people. In the course of one pruning season, I may work on a thousand bushes or more. My hands swell up and I end up using a carpal brace before the season is over. If you don't work on a lot of bushes, you'll get longer out of a pair of gloves. I still anticipate at least 3-5 years out my Bionics. Got mine for $23.99 a pair on Amazon.

Moroseaz, you are amazing.

I don't know about 'amazing' but I do love roses and love to work in the garden during the cooler months/weeks. The longer I spend in the public garden, the less I want to add to my personal garden, lol. Finally dwindled down from about 300 to less than 50 but it took ten years and one move. If anyone has access to a public rose garden, I highly encourage them to volunteer. Not only do I learn a lot but I'm available to visitors to answer questions and demonstrate pruning and dead-heading. It also gives me the opportunity to cut stems and bouquets for visitors to encourage the love of roses and gardening. It's a win-win for everyone but especially for the garden.

Thanks to everyone who gave their input/opinion on the best gloves for roses! I appreciate you taking your time to answer my question. Such nice people on this forum!! I think most gardeners like to share plants and information about them.