This 3-in-1 Outdoor Find Makes It So Easy to Garden All Summer Long

Starting a garden — whether purely for pleasure, or with the goal of growing food you can actually eat — isn’t the easiest thing in the world. It’s also not cheap; between the various seeds, fertilizers, gardening beds, and potential landscaping projects involved, it can end up being quite the undertaking. At the same time, it’s worth investing in some items that will help make gardening easier and more comfortable in the long run — and the best-selling Gardening Folding Seat with Tools from West Elm is one of them.

This folding seat isn’t just a cute place to perch; it’s the ideal way to give your legs and back a rest (plus keep your clothes that much cleaner) while you plant, prune, and water to your heart’s content.

The seat frame is made of steel, and the fabric elements (including a bag that you can clip on and off the stand) are polyester canvas. You’ll find five steel-and-wood tools — two trowels, a garden fork, a cultivator, and a weeder — all lined up in convenient pockets, and you can use the bag for other gardening necessities like gloves, shears, a water bottle … and maybe even a snack or two.

At 17” high, the seat puts you comfortably above ground but still close enough that you can tend to your plants with ease. The fabric can be surface washed, and if necessary the tools can be gently cleaned by hand with soap.

Needless to say, if you’re not a gardener yourself this makes the perfect gift for someone who’s already poured plenty of cash into their outdoor hobby (and deserves to care for their plants in style). If they’re used to toughing it out while their knees take a beating on a kneeling pad, this instant upgrade will make them look and feel like they’ve finally graduated. Maybe they’ll even thank you with a glorious homegrown bouquet.

Buy: Gardening Folding Seat w/ Tools, $109