Best Footwear....?!

[rustylady]

It's wellies in winter
Flip flops in summer....even when digging or doing the bees!!!

Please don't dig in flipflops, Headfry. I slipped off a spade when wearing sandals many years ago and made a real mess of my foot. The top of the spade sliced into it and peeled a thick layer of skin off the bottom of my foot. Luckily it healed really well, but I now make sure I wear sturdy shoes at least. Favourite is an old pair of leather walking boots (I don't like wellies cos they make my feet sweat)

[pigletwillie]

Riggers for me too, no piccy as they are in the lottie shed.

[sez]

I generally wear some hiking trainer type things (like this: http://i6.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/9d/f0/f708_1_b.JPG). I find wellies uncomfortable plus an old ankle injury leaves me yelping in pain trying to pull wellies off. Find my shoes much more comfortable

[shirlthegirl43]

Umm, I usually wear whatever I happen to have on as I wander to the garden to look at something and pick up a fork or whatever. If I actually plan to go dig then the Hunter wellies (thanks again Dad) I got for 2007 birthday are the comfiest thing going. Just as well I chose brown ones as they are always covered in mud from the horse field or the garden! No pic as they are at the livery yard tonight (no digging the garden planned with the wet windy weekend forecast here)

[Hazel at the Hill]

... and, when it's cold, I wear Wellie's wellies

Yes, Wellie is not allowed to enter the 'nicest gardening footwear' comp as she would win hands down. Anyone not familiar with Wellie's envy inducing footwear should look at her blog entry here

[NSB]

I've got pink wellies with green soles and they are covered with red strawberries.

[thyme]

I wear a pair of walking boots that I bought in the Lake District more years ago than I care to remember, I had only worn them on a couple of holidays until I got the allotment last month. The first time I went to the allotment to dig out the brambles and weeds foolishly I wore an old pair of Clarks boots the upper and sole parted company after two hours. The walking boots with padded ankles, long socks and thick jeans protect me from the brambles when I get entangled in the thorns.

[sewer rat]

I have a selection.
Two pairs of safety wellies, one pair of leather lined Le Chameau wellies, rigger boots, steel toe capped safety boots and steel toe capped trainers. Sometimes it takes me half an hour to decide what to wear - but usually wellies!!

[kirsty b]

A pair of tough steel toecapped boots that Steve got for me one day, the old romantic Covered in mud and chicken crap and in the boot of my car

[JennieAtkinson]

Blue Hunters for me ....... sadly they were the only pair the farm shop here could supply in size 3. So nothing fancy!

[trousers]

red sling backs but only when no ones looking!

[esrikandan]

I use my old trainers. My wellies just aren't comfortable enough for digging.

[HeyWayne]

Please don't dig in flipflops, Headfry. I slipped off a spade when wearing sandals many years ago and made a real mess of my foot. The top of the spade sliced into it and peeled a thick layer of skin off the bottom of my foot. Luckily it healed really well, but I now make sure I wear sturdy shoes at least. Favourite is an old pair of leather walking boots (I don't like wellies cos they make my feet sweat)

My bitten foot last year is testament to flip-flips being a bad idea. I live in them usually - wearing a pair of my favourites as we speak.

Wellies? Mine are just bog standard Dunlop size 12's. I might take a pic in a bit (just doing some seed planting and came into the study to check some things online).

Oooh, I luv my wellies. They should cost £125 but I tested them for GYO, so I got them free! How lucky is that? More to the point, who the hell pays £125 for a pair of wellies?!

Giza job!

[shirlthegirl43]

Blue Hunters for me ....... sadly they were the only pair the farm shop here could supply in size 3. So nothing fancy!

I usually wear a 3 or 4 too Jennie, however, the boys bought me fleecy wellie liners so my hunters are a size 5 to accommodate those (yup, the fleecy sock thingies are huge)

[JennieAtkinson]

I usually wear a 3 or 4 too Jennie, however, the boys bought me fleecy wellie liners so my hunters are a size 5 to accommodate those (yup, the fleecy sock thingies are huge)

I got some fleecy wellie liners Shirl, but unfortunately they've got heels in them and as they are probably for a size 6 person the heels are half up my leg! and just so uncomfortable. What make are yours?