Garden Hours Mug

About this design

Gardeners don't keep business hours; they keep daylight. Here's the real schedule for the person who vanishes into the yard after breakfast and reappears when someone hollers about dinner.

Drawn as a little wooden sign hanging from a nail, with leafy vines over the top corners. It reads “GARDEN” in deep green, “HOURS” in terracotta, then “MONDAY – SUNDAY, SUNRISE TILL SUPPER” and “(weather permitting)” in orange script. Terracotta pots flank the bottom, one with white daisies and one with a leafy green plant.

Carry the first coffee of the day out to the beds in this mug and see what came up overnight.

Who it's for

Mother's Day is the obvious occasion, but it also suits a newly retired neighbor with seven-day garden hours or the office plant lady. Bring it to a retirement party where the next career is tomatoes.

Find more like it in Gardening & homestead, Retirement gifts and Grandparents.

About the mug

11 oz glossy ceramic mug with the design printed on both sides, so it shows whichever hand holds it. Dishwasher and microwave safe.

Care

Top-rack dishwasher safe. Hand washing keeps the print bright the longest.

Questions

Is Garden Hours a good retirement gift?

A lovely one. “Monday – Sunday, sunrise till supper” is what retirement looks like for a lot of gardeners.

What flowers are on the design?

White daisies in one terracotta pot and a leafy green plant in the other, with vines over the sign.

Is the design on both sides of the mug?

Yes. The design is printed on both sides, so it faces out whether the mug is held in the left hand or the right.