These are the best garden gloves I've ever used. They conform to my hands so that I'm hardly aware of them, and have held up without a hole or tear despite very heavy yard work, including pulling out shrubs, post-hole digging, hauling rocks, sawing, etc, yet are pliable enough to pull tiny weeds. The dirt doesn't go through the glove and my hands and nails are in great condition when I remove the gloves.