Hoses end up in a heap by the spigot unless something holds them. The Chickadee hose holder does that job and looks like a garden plaque while it does it. Two chickadees sit on a leafy branch beside a nest, cast in relief on the face, and the hose coils over the holder below. Gardeners buy it for the wall by the outdoor faucet, where it replaces a plastic reel.

The scene on the Chickadee hose holder

The birds are the detail people notice first, then the nest with its young. The leaves and branch tie the design together. It’s cast as one piece, so the relief is crisp and stays that way. From a few steps back it reads as a wall plaque; only up close do you see it’s holding the hose.

Finishes

Copper Verdigris gives it the blue-green of old copper and suits a stone or shingled wall. Oil Rubbed Bronze is dark and understated against brick or painted siding. Both have the same coating and the same warranty.

Why aluminum next to a spigot

The wall by a faucet stays damp half the year. Steel hose hangers rust and leave streaks down the siding. The Chickadee hose holder is cast in the USA from recycled aluminum, so there’s no rust to streak. Five years of warranty stand behind the coating. A rinse is all the care it needs, and it’s right next to the hose anyway.

Mount it at a height where the coiled hose clears the ground, on a stud or masonry that can take the weight of a full hose.

The hose holders category has pinecone, Victorian and Perrault scroll designs if birds aren’t your theme. For the same cast finish in smaller pieces, the hooks and hangers hold tools, towels or a lantern beside it. There’s no personalization on the Chickadee hose holder, so it ships as cast.