Best garden carts

Garden carts can help you move large and heavy loads across lawns and even tougher terrain. Check out our favorite solutions.

Gorilla Carts yard dump cart
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Garden carts make yard work a whole lot easier and more efficient. They’ll allow you to transport loads that are sizeable and weighty, so you can haul logs, rocks, plants, soil, mulch, and more across the ground. The best are strong, easy to maneuver, and stable. Find the design that suits your garden in our selection.

Best overall

Gorilla Carts yard dump cart

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Gorilla Carts yard dump cart

Pull or tow

This robust cart can take a load of up to 1,200 pounds. A quick-release dump feature allows speedy unloading, and the cart can be moved by hand or hooked up to a lawn tractor. Four wheels make it stable, and the 13-inch pneumatic tires can be hauled across tough terrain. 

Best for flexibility

WORX Aerocart

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WORX Aerocart

Flat-free tires

Offering eight configurations, the Aerocart can be set up to make moving all sorts of objects easier. Shift its wheels to position them under the load to transport different items with the least effort. There’s a strap that can be hooked on to the extension arms for taking plants from one area of the garden to another. 

Best for loading

Best Choice Products garden wagon

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Best Choice Products garden wagon

Comfort grip

The quick-release hinges on the sides of this cart can be folded down to turn it into a flatbed for hauling items like bags of soil. It’s made from corrosion-resistant steel, and the rubber wheels can handle dirt as well as grass. You can put up to 400 pounds on board.

Best all-arounder

VIVOHOME garden cart

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VIVOHOME garden cart

Space-saving design

If you’re looking for a cart that can work in a variety of situations, this could be the ideal pick. It can move plants, tools, and firewood in the garden, but it’s great for hauling camping gear and beach essentials, too. It folds down for easy storage, and it can carry a load of up to 176 pounds.

Best for organic material

AMES 2463675 Easy Roller garden cart

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AMES 2463675 Easy Roller garden cart

Stay stable

When a good capacity for moving clippings, leaves, and plants is what you’re after, this design is ideal. The deep sides offer space for 3 cubic feet of material. With just two wheels, it’s easy to maneuver, while an extra-wide wheelbase keeps it stable. There’s a tool tray on board, plus clips on the side for a rake or hoe.

Best for a smooth ride

Best Choice Products garden cart

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Best Choice Products garden cart

Stores neatly

This two-wheeled cart has 13-inch heavy-duty wheels for control on all sorts of surfaces. It offers a 330-pound weight capacity along with 5 cubic feet of space inside for carrying loads such as soil and gravel. Tip it upright to tidy away into a smaller space. 

Our verdict

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Haul all sorts of materials along with plants and garden waste with a spacious and robust garden cart. The Gorilla Carts yard dump cart is designed for loads of up to 1,200 pounds and can be attached to a lawn tractor as well as pulled by hand. Its quick release allows rapid dumping of the contents. 

If you prefer a two-wheeled design, check out the Best Choice Products garden cart. It has 13-inch wheels for smooth progress over tricky ground and a good capacity inside to help with all your planting, landscaping, and tidying projects.

Sarah Warwick
Freelance writer

Sarah is a freelance journalist and editor writing for websites, national newspapers, and magazines. She’s spent most of her journalistic career specialising in homes and gardens and loves investigating the benefits, costs and practicalities of home improvement. It's no big surprise that she likes to put what she writes about into practice, and is a serial house revamper.