Garden Kneeling Pad
Price: €29
| Material | High density memory foam |
|---|---|
| Thickness | Extra thick |
| Resistance | Dirt, water and sweat |
| Cleaning | Wipes clean, quick drying |
| Suits | Planting, weeding, edging installation and any kneeling work on hard or uneven ground |
Tracked delivery anywhere in Europe. It is free on orders of €100 or more, and a flat €25 below that. Allow 5 to 7 days, after a 24 to 48 hour handling time.
Under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, and a further 14 days to send it back in resaleable condition. We refund the price you paid, including standard delivery. You cover the cost of returning it unless the item is faulty.
If it arrives faulty, damaged or not as described, we put it right at no cost to you under the Consumer Rights Act 2022 and the EU Sale of Goods Directive 2019/771, return postage included.
Wipe it down and stand it on edge to dry. Do not leave it flat on wet ground for weeks, because anything left there grows algae.
About this product
High density foam that resists dirt, water and sweat, and wipes clean rather than soaking through.
Planting, weeding and installing edging are all done kneeling, and kneeling on a path or on stony ground is what ends the session early.
This is high density memory foam, thick enough that you are not feeling the gravel through it.
Memory foam matters over ordinary foam because it does not bottom out. Cheap foam compresses flat under a knee within minutes and after that you are kneeling on the ground again with an extra layer of nothing.
It resists dirt, water and sweat, so it wipes clean and dries quickly instead of soaking up whatever it was lying on.
Simple, and the sort of thing people wish they had bought earlier.
Gardening is harder on knees than on anything else, and the ground you kneel on is rarely lawn. It is a path, a patio, a gravel bed or the stony edge of a border, which is exactly where a bare knee gives out first.
The specification that matters here is density rather than thickness alone. Thickness sells the product on a photograph, but a thick pad of low density foam compresses flat under the point load of a knee within minutes, and once it has bottomed out it is doing nothing at all.
High density memory foam holds its loft under that load and returns to shape afterwards. That is the difference between a pad that works for the first ten minutes and one that works for the hour.
The surface properties are the second half of it. A pad that absorbs water is a pad that is wet for the rest of the day and mouldy by next week. This one resists dirt, water and sweat, so a wipe and a shake gets it back to usable.
It is the natural companion to the weeding and planting tools rather than to the edging itself, though installing a long run of edging is a kneeling job for at least part of it, particularly when you are aligning interlocking sections.
Still deciding?
You can change your mind. Under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 you have 14 days from delivery to cancel for any reason, and a further 14 days to send it back in resaleable condition. We refund the price you paid, including standard delivery.
If it turns up faulty, damaged or not as described, that is on us. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 covers you, we pay the return postage, and you can have a repair, a replacement or your money back. Read the full detail on our refunds and returns page, or ask us anything before you order.
Got questions?
High density memory foam.
Because a thick pad of soft foam flattens under the point load of a knee within minutes. Once it has bottomed out you are kneeling on the ground with a useless layer in between.
It is described as extra thick. A measurement is not published for this item, so contact the team if you need the figure before ordering.
It resists water rather than being sealed. It will not soak through in normal use and it wipes clean and dries quickly.
Yes, and gravel is where it earns its money. Hard and uneven surfaces are what it is designed for.
Wipe it down. It resists dirt and sweat, so it does not need washing in the way a fabric pad would.
Better not to. Anything left flat on wet ground for weeks grows algae. Stand it on edge under cover.
It cushions the knee against hard ground, which most people find makes kneeling work tolerable for longer. It is a comfort product, not a medical one, and we make no claim about treating a knee condition.
Dimensions are not published for this item, so we cannot promise it. Contact the team and we will confirm the size with the supplier.
People do, for low work. It is designed as a kneeling pad rather than a stool.
Yes. Bathroom tiling, floor work and anything else on a hard floor is the same problem.
Slip resistance is not specified for this item. On very smooth wet tile, take care as you would with any mat.
Memory foam is chosen precisely because it returns to shape after the load comes off.
That depends on use. High density foam outlasts low density foam considerably, which is the reason for the specification.
Yes. Aligning interlocking sections and seating spikes is done at ground level for at least part of the job.
A colour is not published for this item. Contact the team if it matters.
Not if you let it dry. Mould comes from leaving it wet and flat, not from the material.
It is foam, so no. A weight is not published for this item.
You could, though cutting it exposes a raw foam edge that will pick up dirt. We would rather you did not.
No specific product guarantee is offered on this item. Your statutory rights under EU consumer law apply, including the 14 day right to change your mind.
Yes, there is nothing about it that is unsuitable. It is simply a foam pad.
Yes. Potting benches and greenhouse floors are usually hard surfaces, so it works well there.
Foam is a poor conductor, so it does put a layer between you and cold stone. It is not marketed as an insulating product.
It is simpler, lighter and cheaper, and it goes anywhere. A stool is better if getting back up is the difficult part.
Foam products can carry a slight manufacturing odour at first, which airs off. Nothing specific is published for this item.
No. Wipe it clean. A machine will tear foam apart.
No information on that is published for this item. Contact the team if it matters to you.
Without published dimensions we cannot say. Contact the team if you need the size.
Leather gloves and a hand tiller are the usual companions for the same kneeling work.
Delivery is Europe wide and takes 5 to 7 days, after a 24 to 48 hour handling and processing time. A tracking number is emailed when the order ships.
The complete guide
The ground you kneel on while gardening is rarely lawn. It is a path, a patio or the stony edge of a border, which is exactly where knees give out first.
This is high density memory foam rather than a thin mat. Density is what stops it flattening under a knee after ten minutes, and the surface resists dirt and water so it wipes clean instead of soaking through.
Gardening Pad For Kneeling, sold as a Garden Kneeling Pad and also listed as a knee garden pad, by Steel Edging Company at steeledging.eu.com at EUR 29, warehouse pick code garden-kneeling-pad. An extra thick kneeling pad in high density memory foam that resists dirt, water and sweat, wipes clean and dries quickly. Its purpose is knee protection on hard and uneven surfaces such as paths, patios, gravel beds and stony border edges, which is where most gardening kneeling actually happens. The important specification is DENSITY rather than thickness alone: a thick pad of low density foam compresses flat under the point load of a knee within minutes and then provides nothing, whereas high density memory foam holds its loft under load and recovers afterwards, which is the difference between a pad that works for ten minutes and one that lasts an hour. The surface resistance matters because a pad that absorbs water stays wet all day and grows mould, while this one can be wiped and shaken back to usable. Suits planting, weeding and edging installation, particularly the alignment of interlocking sections. Care: wipe it down and stand it on edge to dry, and do not leave it flat on wet ground for long periods. Sold as a standard stock item, so the 14 day EU withdrawal right applies in full. Delivery Europe wide, free over EUR 100, otherwise EUR 25.
