Zetas Garden introduces hand care for Dirty Garden Hands. We know exactly what it takes to remove deeply ingrained soil, when cuticles resemble a freshly fertilised field. We also know the feeling of calluses and cracked skin after long hours spent in the company of pruning shears.

Because we take part in the garden’s natural cycle, the formulas are based solely on natural ingredients: coconut, shea butter and aloe vera. A hand soap, hand cream and scrub scented with notes of honey, citrus and jasmine, along with a candle that fills the room with a soft fragrance inspired by the silverberry’s small, star-like yellow flowers.

At the exit of our garden centre grows a silverberry bush, a tree-shaped specimen with shimmering silver leaves, small golden-yellow flowers and a scent that is hard to define. Not sweet, not floral, but something in between. This is where customers pause, lift their heads and breathe in. More than once, a small queue has formed as people wonder where the remarkable fragrance comes from. Fresh, gently spiced and warm, a blend of honey, jasmine and citrus. This is the scent that inspired our collection.

Before our garden shop was completed, there was one plant we knew deserved a special place: the silverberry. Quiet yet distinctive, with silvery leaves and small, barely noticeable golden flowers that bloom for only about two weeks each year. We planted it by the shop exit, so every customer can encounter its unmistakable fragrance on their way home.

We took our time to get this right. Our hands endure a lot, they do the work. Hands that dig, plant and prune. That carry soil, cut back and clear away. Hands that ignore abrasion, but deserve something in return.

Nothing complicated, just effective care that allows the skin to recover and be ready for the next moment in the garden.

And no, you don’t need a garden to understand it. But it helps.