Advanced SuperGrips M8: medium-sized dexterous gardening gloves with a silica grip palm and wrist guard

Dexterity and wrist support, without the usual trade-off

Gloves built for fine, precise work rarely think about the wrist, and gloves built for wrist support rarely stay dexterous. The Advanced SuperGrips M8 is built to do both at once: a genuinely precise glove for detailed garden work, with a dedicated wrist guard for the repetitive strain that precise work often involves.

The palm: microfiber with a silica grip

The palm is made from 95% microfiber with 5% silica, a slightly different approach to grip than the rubber or TPR textures used elsewhere in this range. Silica particles bonded into the microfiber create a fine, consistent grip texture across the whole palm, rather than raised dots or a full coating, which keeps the glove thin and highly tactile. This matters for anything requiring real precision: picking out a single seedling, handling small seeds, tying delicate knots, or adjusting fiddly plant supports.

Maximum dexterity, genuinely delivered

"Maximum dexterity" is a specific, named feature here, and the construction backs it up. A fine microfiber and silica palm combined with a stretch polyester and elastane back keeps the glove close-fitting and responsive, letting your hand move and flex naturally rather than working against a stiffer material. For jobs where feel matters as much as protection, this is a genuine step up from a standard multi-task glove.

The neoprene cuff and wrist guard

This is where the SuperGrips range earns its place alongside dexterity-focused gloves. The cuff is made from 100% neoprene, the material used in wetsuits and sports supports, chosen for how firmly it hugs the wrist while still moving with it. Built into that cuff is a dedicated wrist guard, giving real support to a part of the hand that takes significant, often overlooked strain during precise, repetitive tasks, particularly ones involving small, controlled hand movements over a long session.

The back: kept light for maximum flexibility

The back of the hand uses a 98% polyester, 2% elastane blend, deliberately light and stretchy to support the dexterity the palm is built around. This isn't a glove that trades flexibility for protection; the wrist guard handles the protection specifically where it's needed, leaving the rest of the glove free to move.

Where the M8 earns its keep

This is the glove for detailed, precision-heavy garden work: pricking out seedlings, handling small seeds, tying in delicate stems, threading small fixings, or any task where fine control matters. It's a sensible choice for anyone who does a lot of repetitive, precise hand movement and has previously felt wrist fatigue after a long session of that kind of work.

Sizing: the medium, and who it suits

The M8 measures roughly 24.5cm in height and 10.5cm in width, sized to suit the majority of adult hands. Because the neoprene cuff needs to sit snugly against the wrist to provide genuine support, and because dexterity depends on a close fit through the hand, getting the size right matters more here than with a looser glove. If you've previously worn a "medium" in other fitted or performance glove ranges and found it fit well, the M8 is a sensible starting point.

Looking after your gloves

The microfiber and silica palm, along with the polyester and elastane back, are generally straightforward to keep clean with a gentle hand wash. The neoprene cuff, much like a wetsuit, benefits from being rinsed after use and allowed to air dry naturally rather than being wrung out or dried near direct heat, which can affect the material's flexibility over time.

One pair of Advanced SuperGrips gloves, size M8.

Key Features:

Dimensions:

Height: 24.5cm
Width: 10.5cm
Depth: 1cm
Weight: 63g