Are you looking to buy a sundial?
Border Sundials create sundials with an elegance and timeless beauty that will last a lifetime. Our sundials with pedestals and our Cascade water feature make a thoughtful gift for any occasion they also convey a sense of history. For centuries sundials have connected the heavens with the earth, as they silently mark the earth’s rotation and the passing of time. These garden sculptures bring tradition and structure to formal gardens and wild flower gardens alike.
At Border Sundials Capel Tenison personally handcrafts Armillary Sphere sundials, the Cascade water feature, Horizontal sundials and Vertical wall sundials for any location. Each sundial is personally designed and bespoke made by Capel from the finest materials. As a client of Capel’s he will personally guide you on the journey from design to installation, often starting with a site visit when he will come to your garden and advise on best location, material and style of sundial. At Border Sundials all the sundials are calibrated to tell the time accurately wherever you are in the world and each sundial has space for personalised engravings to incorporate your loving inscriptions or thoughtful words of inspiration.
If you would like to commission a sundial, garden sculpture or garden water feature that you do not see on the website, please call Capel and he will work with you to realise you unique garden focal point.
“A garden with a sundial is a garden where every moment is treasured forever.”
Want to create a lasting keepsake for the garden?
Choosing where to buy a sundial on a plinth can be a confusing business. Capel Tenison the founder and owner of Border Sundials Ltd has been making sundials in the rolling hills of South Wales for 30 years he is a world expert with a wealth of knowledge and expertise. His passion for sundials began as a child, Capel reminisces that the first sundial he ever made was probably on the beach, “I discovered that I could tell the time by watching the shadow of a stick in the sand, this was a welcome distraction at the time but more importantly has lead to a lifetime of interest in sundials.”
All of our sundials serve a practical purpose in the garden, to tell the time but they do far more than just tell the time. Our sundials also serve as garden sculptures and points of focus in the garden. Sundials can draw the eye and create wonderful conversation pieces with their personalised engraving, take a look at some inspirational quotes
“I love working with the client to create the sundial exactly suited to their needs; style, material, size, location and personalisation are all considerations” says Capel. Border Sundials have installed sundials on plinths and pedestals across the world everywhere from wildflower meadow gardens to formal gardens to large fintech company atriums, “There is almost nowhere that I don’t think benefits from a sundial!” says Capel. Sometimes an armillary sphere might be just the piece to emphasise the formal geometric plan of a garden, on another occasion a vertical sundial creates the perfect architectural detail on a blank facade.
If you would like any more information or would like to speak to Capel about a particular request please email or telephone us. Capel is always happy to work with clients on water features and to create personalised sundials with plinths for the garden.
- Specializes in handcrafted sundials known for their elegance and timeless beauty.
- Offers sundials with pedestals and the Cascade water feature, perfect as thoughtful gifts.
- Sundials symbolize the connection between the heavens and the earth, marking time through shadows.
- Serve as garden sculptures that add tradition and structure to both formal and natural gardens.
- All sundials are crafted in South Wales in Capel’s workshop
- Each sundial can feature personalized engraving, making every dial totally unique.