Nobody puts proper shoes on to duck out and pick a lemon. So you go out in whatever is by the door and come back with wet grass and mud on the good pair. These live at the back step instead: step in, do the job, kick them off, hose them when they get bad. One moulded piece of EVA, so nothing soaks up water or holds a smell.

Why They Stand Out

• A moulded EVA upper that sheds water and mud — no fabric, no stitching, no lining. Wet grass at seven in the morning, a leaking hose fitting, a muddy bed after rain: it runs off the outside instead of soaking in.
• They hose off — that is the whole point of a garden clog. Run the hose over them, stand them up, done. No brushing dried mud out of a tread pattern in the laundry.
• Slip on shoes with no hands — no laces, no buckle, no bending down. You can get into them holding a cup of tea and a pair of secateurs.
• Light enough not to notice — EVA weighs almost nothing, which is why people end up wearing them for hours instead of just for the quick trip out.
• Non slip shoes where it counts — grip on wet pavers, wet decking and a hosed concrete path, which is where people actually go over.
• Cushioned all the way through — the same EVA is insole and outsole, so the potting bench does not punish your heels.
• Red, blue or black — so the pair by the door is obviously yours.

Where to Wear Them

• The back step pair — the job they do best. Watering, checking the veggie patch, putting the bins out, feeding the chooks.
• Watering and hosing — where leather boots get ruined and thongs get slippery.
• The potting bench and the shed — standing on concrete, spilling potting mix, hosing the lot down after.
• Mud and wet beds — lighter than garden boots and easier to kick off at the door, so nothing comes inside with you.
• Around the pool and the outdoor shower — they are water shoes as much as garden shoes.
• The beach and the boat — sand rinses straight out of them.
• Long standing jobs indoors — plenty of people who buy these for the garden end up wearing them as work clogs in the kitchen.

Getting the Size Right

1. Measure your foot, do not guess — stand on paper with your heel to a wall and mark the longest toe.
2. Match the centimetres to the table — 22.5 cm is a 35, 24 cm a 38, 25 cm a 40, 26.3 cm a 42, 27.6 cm a 44, 28.9 cm a 46, 30.3 cm a 48.
3. Ignore insole and outsole numbers — those are the shoe, not your foot, and reading them as a size is the single biggest cause of returns on moulded footwear.
Tip: these run to the listed size rather than small, so measure once and order that. Buying a size down "because clogs are roomy" is how you end up with a pair that rubs across the top of the foot.

Care and Maintenance

• Hose them, do not scrub them — EVA scuffs if you take a wire brush to it.
• Dry them in shade — left in full Australian sun day after day, EVA hardens and shrinks slightly.
• Do not leave them in a hot car, which will warp them out of shape.
• Rinse the salt off after the beach.

Specifications

What's Included

• 1 pair × Garden clogs in the colour and size you select