This is the Frog Sundial Quick-Ship: the frog sundial from the standard listing, offered in Copper Verdigris only so there is no finish decision to slow the order down. The cast aluminum dial carries a frog design with engraved hour markings around it. Pond owners and grandparents are the usual buyers, and more than a few go out as gifts.

Why Copper Verdigris suits a frog

Verdigris is the blue-green that copper takes on after years outdoors, and on this piece it reads as moss and pond water. It sits naturally among hostas, ferns and anything else that likes a damp corner. The finish is an all-weather protective coating over the aluminum casting, and it carries a five-year warranty.

A Frog Sundial Quick-Ship in the yard

Give it full sun. A pedestal at the edge of a pond, a flat capstone on a low wall, or a broad rock in a perennial bed all work. Set the Frog Sundial Quick-Ship level and point the upright blade north, and the shadow will cross the engraved hours as the day goes by. Since there is nothing electrical or mechanical, there is also nothing to fail: the piece is recycled aluminum, made in the USA, and it won’t rust.

Before you order

Make sure Copper Verdigris is the color you want, because that’s the only one this listing offers. If you’d rather have French Bronze or Oil Rubbed Bronze, order the standard Frog Sundial and pick from those two. Either way the casting is identical and American Cast Bronze Plaques supports both.

The rest of the sundial lineup includes several other Quick-Ship options, and a bird bath nearby gives the frog some real company. Pick the spot first, then order the Frog Sundial Quick-Ship, and the frog can get to work the first sunny morning after it arrives.