Garden-Kneelers

Gardening is a lot of bending, kneeling, and getting back up. After about forty minutes on your knees in damp soil, even the most enthusiastic gardener starts feeling it in the knees and lower back. Good knee pads or a kneeling pad turn that forty minutes into two hours, and they save your knees from the long-term wear that comes with decades of gardening. The question is whether you want pads that strap to your knees (good for moving around) or a stationary kneeling pad that you reposition as you go (better for weeding in one spot). Or the flip-over bench design that gives you a kneeler and a seat in one folding frame. I tested seven options across all three categories. ...

Gardening is a sport where you spend hours kneeling on the ground. If you’ve ever tried to weed a flower bed on wet grass with nothing under your knees, you know how fast that becomes a problem. The right kneeler doesn’t just make you more comfortable. It keeps you gardening longer, with less pain the next day. But the market is full of kneelers that aren’t up to it. Too thin, soak up water and stay wet, flip over when you stand up, or fall apart after one season in the sun. We tested 7 of the most popular options — here’s what held up and what didn’t. ...