Two finishes set the Sun and Moon Sundial Quick-Ship apart from the standard listing: Copper Verdigris and French Bronze. The casting itself is the same cast aluminum dial, with a sun motif, hour markings and an upright gnomon. Quick-Ship listings carry a fixed set of colors and no custom options, so this is the version to order when one of these two finishes is what you want.

Copper Verdigris or French Bronze

Copper Verdigris is the green-blue patina that old copper roofs and statues take on, and on a sundial it looks like the piece has been in the garden for a generation. French Bronze is the warm, traditional bronze color. Both are all-weather protective coatings over the aluminum, and both carry a five-year warranty. The photo shows the patina finish.

Placing the Sun and Moon Sundial Quick-Ship

Full sun is the only requirement. Set the Sun and Moon Sundial Quick-Ship level on a pedestal, a wall cap or a flat stone, and rotate it so the gnomon points north. The shadow then marks the hours from the sunrise side to the sunset side. Sun time and clock time part ways by some minutes over the year, so treat it as a garden companion rather than an appointment keeper.

Material and ordering

The dial is cast in the USA from recycled aluminum, so it will not rust. Nothing on it is personalized, so there is no proof to approve and nothing to misspell. Confirm which of the two colors you want, then order. American Cast Bronze Plaques sells the Sun and Moon Sundial Quick-Ship and answers questions before and after.

If Oil Rubbed Bronze is the finish you had in mind, the standard Sun and Moon Sundial is that same casting in that one color. Other motifs live in the sundial category, and the Garden Collection has more garden pieces from the same line.