One of the two is "Firm Grip" All Purpose gloves. Lowes and Home Depot both usually carry them. I'll have to fetch a pair of the other brand out of the shed during daylight hours, I can't remember the brand of them right now. Neither are leather - they are synthetics - but both are machine washable and priced right. I find them pretty easy to work in.   I don't find the cotton work gloves very useful for most gardening tasks.

I've spoted a few ferns that are just kind of hanging on up close the foundation in the rear of the house. I think they might be ebony spleenwort. Possibly Christmas fern that is doing extremely poorly, but right now my money is on the former. I hope to dig them up and relocate them to a better site sometime this week.