Have you tried garden centre's

That is why I am asking here sorry yes I have.

Charity shops? I got one that opens like a fan for 50p, really fab, and raises a smile. Hubby is pictured wearing it in my photos. Lot of Chinese skill went in making it.

I got a really nice straw hat from Peacocks last year. It has a very wide brim so I don't get sunburnt and it did have a floral band round which I didn't like so took it off. It was really cheap, maybe five pounds. I also spent ages looking for one!

Accessorize and M&S also sell lots of hats, don't they?

Yes had one form M&S a few yrs ago looking for a green brimmed hat with a chin strap:)

Hawkshead or Edinburgh Wool Mill shops . . . . . . : o )

Thanks Megan:)

try mountaineering shops

my hubby had a 'Tilley' hat that he uses in the garden. Google the Tilley hat company. they are expensive but almost indestrucable.

Now that I am, going to chelsea flower show shall wait and get a hat there.:)