As it was, the sucking mud almost pulled my ankle-length boot right off as I was slogging up a hill, and after that, I knew it was time to start shopping around for a mid or tall muck boot.

The Muck Boot Company's Mudder Tall look like your average wellies. They're chunky rubber boots that come up to just below your knee and are primarily designed to provide a barrier to mud and water.

Sound too good to be true? For some, including me, the Muck Boot Women’s Arctic Sport II Tall Boot ($150) is the epitome of a ...

We think these are some of the best gardening boots around, but how does the usual design match up against today's best wellies of more traditional stripes? Read on for our MuckBoot Outscape welly ...