4 Seasons Sundail

This sundial sculpture was installed at the Philadelphia Horticulture Center

grounds in 1905. Sculpted by Artist Alexander Stirling. This Art Nouveau-style sundial sits atop a sculpted limestone base representing the

four seasons. Spring holds a rose; Summer carries

poppies; Autumn wears grapes in her hair, and Winter

has a pine branch. Each season foresees the next by

turning her head while holding an apple bough aloft,

suggesting nature’s bounty.