Review of 3 Best Garden Kneeler and Seats for Seniors

In the Garden Sue Aug 21, 2024
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3 garden kneelers and seats

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Are you a senior looking for a garden kneeler or seat to help ease the pain of planting or weeding in the garden? Are you tired of constantly bending over or trying to get down and up from the dirt?

Today, let's weed through to find the best garden kneeler or seat with 3 comprehensive reviews:

1. Tom Care Kneeler Seat

2. TheXceptional Wheelie Easy-up Garden Stool

3. The Vertex Rocker Seat

Hi I am Susan from In The Garden Sue. I am a Physical Therapist, Master Gardener and Published Author. I strive to help fellow gardeners prevent pain as they garden into their senior years. I create honest reviews of gardening tools for seniors and those with arthritis and other joint pains. 

Let's Get Started!!

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Tom Care Gardening Kneeler Seat

This Tom Care Seat garden stool can be flipped over and you can kneel on it not even touching the ground. The kneeler even has handles to push yourself easily to standing when you are done weeding or planting. 

garden kneeler with handles


If you want to learn more, You can watch this YouTube video below or read on and I will do a complete review of this garden seat and kneeler for under 50 dollars. That’s a bargain because most of the garden stools are over $100 dollars that are this high quality. 


This is both a seat and a kneeler with handles that helps you push yourself up to standing after planting or weeding. 

kneeler garden seat

This is my New TomCare Garden Seat and my old one



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Features of the Garden Stool Kneeler



*Wide soft seat that cushions your joints. They just made this cushion wider for extra comfort

*Multifunctional- foldable to store easily

                        -used as a kneeler or seat

*2 tools pouches hang over the handles to keep tools close

*Handles to push up to stand easily

*lightweight

*seat can hold up to 350 pounds

*durable and sturdy construction of steel


handles for garden kneeler seat

Pros of the Garden Seat Kneeler for the Senior Gardener


+Handles placed in an optimal position to push up with your hands to standing after weeding or planting

+light weight so you can easily carry it around the garden

+its a seat and a kneeler so you only have to buy one garden gadget instead of two

+cushion is now wider and provides great cushioning for your knees when kneeling

+Seat holds up to 350 pounds

+ you can keep your tools right next to your for convenience as they hang onto the handles on each side of the kneeler or seat

+feels sturdy to sit as you harvest the vegetables or flowers

+under $50 dollars which is a great value considering most garden stools are over $100




Cons of the Garden Seat Kneeler for the Senior Gardener


-If you have tools in the pouches they will fall out when you flip it out. You may want to take the tools out or take off the pouch when flip it over to make it a kneeler.

-You can’t leave this outside over time. It will rust. I learned this the hard way with mine. 

garden seat kneeler



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Bottom Line – Do I recommend The Tom Care Kneeler Seat?


YES!!!

 I recommend it because it brings value along with prevention of injury in the garden. The 2 in 1 feature of a stool and a kneeler saves money and storage space. It's under $50 dollars and well worth the money, you can carry your tools along as you move it around the garden and its lightweight.

As a Physical Therapist preventing postures that cause pain over time is the name of the game. If you can sit or kneel, it puts the spine into a better posture than bending over repeatedly from a standing position.

As I tell my patients, we need to work smarter, not harder as we age and this Tom Care Kneeler Seat helps us work in the garden smarter and enjoy gardening longer into our older years.

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TheXceptional Wheelie Easy-up Garden Stool

This Wheelie Easy up Garden Stool even has handles to push yourself easily to standing when you are done weeding or planting and tires that never get flat. 

If you want to learn more, check out my YouTube video below or read on and for a complete review of this rolling garden stool

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This is a rolling garden seat with handles that helps you push yourself up to standing after planting or weeding. 


With out further ado, Let’s jump into this honest review from a Physical Therapist. 


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Features of the Thexceptional Wheelie Easy Up Garden Stool



*a swivel contoured seat

* adjustable seat height 15-18 inches

*10 inch tires that don't get flat and are easy to roll

*places for to keep tools and your beverage close

*Handles to push up to stand easily

*seat can hold up to 240 pounds

*durable and sturdy construction of durable plastics that won't rust in the weather

*handles can be used for pulling or pushing the stool around the garden

*assembly required (took me 15-20 minutes)

*14 pounds (item weight)

*Other uses: cleaning car, cleaning baseboards in home, cleaning floors, potting plants, painting low areas

*made in USA


Pros of the Wheeled Garden Stool for the Senior Gardener


+Handles placed in an optimal position to push up with your hands to standing after weeding or planting

+easy to wheel around garden while sitting

+swivel seat so you don't rotate or bend your back into awkward positions

+adjustable seat height to alleviate bending too far 

+has option to buy a cushion for the seat

+Seat holds up to 240 pounds

+ you can keep your tools in the cup holders or hang them from the handles

+feels sturdy to sit as you harvest the vegetables or flowers

+cup holders for your favorite gardening beverage

easy up with handles

Cons of the Wheeled Garden Seat for the Senior Gardener


-It's big to store over the winter

-Price is more than others but it has more features for the senior

-have to assemble (took me about 20 minutes)



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garden stool with wheels

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Bottom Line – Do I recommend TheXceptional Wheelie Easy Up Garden Stool?


YES!!!

I find it brings great value along with prevention of injury in the garden. It's sturdy, rust proof and easy on your back and knees.

As we age, we may need to sit to get the job done and having the wheels helps us roll along the garden with great endurance.  The handles to help you balance as you get up and down were the icing on the cake for me for those days I need a little extra help. 

Wheelie Garden seat helps us work in the garden smarter and enjoy gardening longer into our older years.

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The Vertex Garden Rocker Seat

small gardening stool

This rocker bottom small garden stool even adjusts in height to get low to the ground or up higher for joint comfort for weeding or planting.

If you want to learn more, check out my YouTube video below or read on for a complete review





Features of the Vertex Rocker Small Gardening Stool



*a contoured seat

*rocker bottom so get closer to the plant and keep back in a better posture to work and eliminate awkward positions

* adjustable seat height 11-14 inches

*places for to keep tools underneath

*seat can hold up to 250 pounds

*durable and sturdy construction of durable plastics that won't rust in the weather

*assembly required (took me 5 minutes)

*under 3 pounds (item weight)

*Other uses: cleaning car, cleaning baseboards in home, cleaning floors, potting plants, painting low areas, crafts, mechanics

*made in USA

*optional seat padding and attachable tool pouch


small garden seat

Pros of the Small Garden Stool for the Senior Gardener


+rocking seat so you don't rotate or bend your back into awkward positions

+adjustable seat height to alleviate bending too far 

+has option to buy a cushion for the seat and tool pouch

+Seat holds up to 250 pounds

+feels sturdy to sit as you harvest the vegetables or flowers

+can easily fit in a small garden between rows

+very light weight so you can easily carry

+won't rust

+can easily store it 

+inexpensive as compared to other garden stools

+I assembled it in 5 minutes

low to the ground garden stool

Cons of the Small Garden Seat for the Senior Gardener


-since it sits lower than other stools, it would be harder for someone with a bad back or knees to sit and garden from such a low position

-gardener has to have good balance to get up to standing (no handles to aid in pushing up to standing)



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Assembly with only 3 parts took 5 minutes

assembly of the rockr garden seat

comparison graph on 3 garden stools

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Is It Worth it? – Do I recommend the Small Rocker Garden Stool for Seniors?

IT depends...

If you are a senior that moves around pretty well and balance is pretty good, then yes the small rocker gardening stool is worth it. The price at publication was under $40 and that is a bargain considering how durable it is and how lightweight it is.  

I find it brings great value along with prevention of injury in the garden. It's sturdy, rust proof and easy on your back and knees.

IT depends...

If you do have trouble getting yourself up from low seats, I would not recommend this one because the rocker component is unstable and you need stability to use this one. 

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THE VERDICT:

Which Gardening Seat is the Best for Seniors?

Watch the Youtube Video or read below!

BOTH The Garden Kneeler Seat and TheXceptional Wheelie Easy up garden Seat are the WINNERS!

I personally have all three garden stools and I use the Tom Care Garden Kneeler Seat the most. I like that it can be a kneeler or a seat and I have tight spacing between my garden rows so this one is easier for me to use. I have to admit I don't use the tool pouches because I am flipping the seat over often to work on my knees. The handles to ease myself up to standing are the best so I don't mind kneeling to plant my seedlings in the spring.

I think that I would use theXceptional Wheelie Easy up seat more often if my garden was bigger with wider and longer rows. As a Physical Therapist I would recommend this one for someone with bad knees and back, simply because you can remain gardening in sitting and wheel yourself around the garden.  The Easy Up handles are the accessory that makes this gardening stool for seniors exceptional!

The Small, lightweight Vertex Rocking Stool would be better for a person with good balance that has no trouble getting up from sitting on a low stool and has good range of motion in their knees. I would not recommend this one for a senior citizen. 

Check Prices for the Garden Stools for Seniors below

Happy Gardening into your Senior Years!

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Disclosure:  Some of the links in this article may be affiliate links, which can provide compensation to me at no cost to you if you decide to purchase. As an Amazon associate I may earn on qualifying purchases