Garden Trugs & Handled Baskets

Willow Garden Trugs for Harvesting and Gathering

The range covers shallow gathering trugs for harvested produce and cut flowers, deeper tool trugs with internal pockets for secateurs and trowels, lined trugs that protect contents from soil and damp, and traditional creel-style baskets for foragers and allotment gardeners. Most have sturdy hooped handles and a flat base that sits steady on uneven ground.

Trugs come into their own for the in-and-out gardening that happens daily through the season, from picking tomatoes and gathering cut flowers to deadheading roses and collecting kindling. The traditional shape, wide at the top and narrower at the base, makes loading and unloading easy without bending.

Material matters more here than for indoor storage. Willow is the lightweight traditional choice and surprisingly weather-tolerant when allowed to dry between uses, while rattan is a more robust modern alternative. Both last longer stored under cover and given an occasional brush-down, and you should not leave a wet trug full of soil outdoors, as that shortens its life.

Beyond gardening, trugs work well for farmers markets, foraging and around-the-house carrying, their open weave keeping fresh produce ventilated. Pair garden trugs with our garden planters for the wider range, wicker shopping baskets for market trips, or picnic baskets for outdoor meals.

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