Best garden tool bag

A garden tool bag has space for all the hand tools you’ll need for yard work and are easy to carry. We’ve found the best around.

Mydays canvas garden tool tote bag
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Garden tool bags will help you keep all the kit you need for a variety of outside tasks together. One of these is easy to carry around as you move around the yard, saving you trips back and forth. These bags have pockets that hold hand tools, spray bottles, and more secure, and they’re strong and hard-wearing, too. Check out the top picks.

Best overall

WORKPRO garden tool bag

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WORKPRO garden tool bag

Reinforced base

This durable bag has 12 inches by 12 inches by 6 inches of space inside along with six front pockets and two side pockets for carrying tools and more. The handle is ergonomic for comfort even when you’re carrying a load. With board in the bottom, the bag won’t flop over even when it’s not full. 

Best bucket-style pick

GERYMU garden tools storage bag with pockets

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GERYMU garden tools storage bag with pockets

Fit in more

If you’re looking for a garden bag to carry extra items along with your tools, this could be the one. Pockets on the outside accommodate hand trowels, forks, and so on, while its bucket shape creates lots of handy room inside. Use it for produce you’ve picked, to carry potted seedlings, or even to fit a bucket filled with water. 

Best value

Dorathye garden tool bag

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Dorathye garden tool bag

Carry it all

You can keep your spend low if you opt for this garden tool bag. It combines outside pockets with a roomy interior to fit tools for weeding, trimming, and other regular garden jobs. Be aware that the base isn’t rigid, so it could flop over when there’s nothing inside.

Best looking design

Mydays canvas garden tool tote bag

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Mydays canvas garden tool tote bag

Easy-care coating

There’s no reason why a garden tool bag can’t be pretty as well as practical. With its colorful foliage pattern, this one fits the bill. It has a large central storage compartment plus eight pockets around the outside, and an elastic cord holds the contents securely in place. 

Best for easy carrying

Martha Stewart MTS-CNVBG heavy-duty canvas garden bag

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Martha Stewart MTS-CNVBG garden bag

Heavyweight cotton canvas

Exterior and interior pockets mean you can keep tools super organized with this garden bag. Carry it in the way that feels easiest and most comfortable, choosing between the shoulder strap or robust handles. The light colored exterior can be cleaned with a soft bristle brush or using mild detergent.  

Best colors

Housolution gardening tote bag

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Housolution gardening tote bag

Pack in plenty

Select from a range of smart colors and from two sizes when you go for this garden tool bag. It has interior as well as exterior pockets to keep things neat and tidy. PVC coating makes the durable polyester fabric from which it’s made water resistant. 

Our verdict

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Stash everything you need for your tasks in a garden tool bag and you won’t mislay items, plus you’ll save shoe leather. The WORKPRO garden tool bag is a hard-wearing tote with eight pockets and space inside to store all of your kits neatly. The reinforced base keeps it upright for easy access. 

If you’d like the option to carry your garden tool bag on your shoulder or by the handles, opt for the Martha Stewart MTS-CNVBG heavy-duty canvas garden bag. With pockets both inside and around the bag, all your essentials will be ready to hand.

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.