# SproutJoy Gardening

[SproutJoy Gardening](https://garden-dropship.mock.shop/llms.txt) is a [mock.shop](https://www.mock.shop/) sample store for building against a small garden tool shop before a real Shopify store is ready. The catalog includes pruning shears, a garden trowel, pressure washers, a watering can, and a wind spinner. There are eight products across two collections. Products use one or two selectors, so the available choices depend on the item.

mock.shop is an auth-free Shopify Storefront GraphQL API backed by sample reference stores. Find out more about [mock.shop sample stores](https://www.shopify.com/blog/mock-shop).

## When to use this store

Choose SproutJoy Gardening when you want to build a small garden tool shop with material choices and prices that update on selection.

Use SproutJoy Gardening for:

- Focused tools shop with pruning shears, a trowel, pressure washers, and a watering can in two collections
- Ergonomic Steel Pruning Shears product pages with `Blade Material` and `Handle Finish` choices
- Browsing pruning tools and watering equipment before building a garden maintenance cart

Choose another mock.shop store if you need a broader garden and outdoor gift shop or simple single-option products. Browse <https://mock.shop/llms.txt> to find a store that matches your catalog.

## Example SproutJoy Gardening query

Here’s an example GraphQL `POST` request that retrieves options and variant prices for one product from <https://garden-dropship.mock.shop/api>:

```bash
curl https://garden-dropship.mock.shop/api \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{"query":"{ product(handle: \"ergonomic-steel-pruning-shears\") { id title options { name values } variants(first: 50) { pageInfo { hasNextPage } nodes { id title selectedOptions { name value } price { amount currencyCode } compareAtPrice { amount currencyCode } availableForSale } } } }"}'
```

This query retrieves Ergonomic Steel Pruning Shears, including option values, variant IDs, selected options, availability, and current and compare-at prices. Use the selected variant’s ID and price when adding it to a cart.

The endpoint doesn't require authentication or an access token. Read <https://garden-dropship.mock.shop/llms.txt> for catalog details and store-specific instructions.

## What this catalog lets you test

Build a small garden tool shop where customers choose blade material and handle finish on a pair of pruning shears. SproutJoy Gardening supports that flow with the Ergonomic Steel Pruning Shears, whose price changes with blade material. Their eight products also include a trowel, pressure washers, a watering can, and a wind spinner. Use the two collections for browsing, then carry the chosen variant and price into the cart. Read options per product rather than applying the shears’ selectors to every item.

Preview the catalog in a storefront by opening <https://garden-dropship.hydrogen.mock.shop> in a browser.

![Ergonomic Steel Pruning Shears product page on SproutJoy Gardening, showing wood-handled bypass shears in studio and garden settings, blade and handle variant selectors](images/sproutjoy-gardening-ergonomic-steel-pruning-shears-20260911.webp)

## Build with an AI coding tool

To build a garden tool storefront with SproutJoy Gardening using Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Lovable, or another AI assistant, copy the prompt below. It gives the assistant the store domain and directs it to the catalog instructions before it starts writing code.

```text
Build me a Hydrogen storefront using garden-dropship.mock.shop as the store domain. Setup instructions: garden-dropship.mock.shop/llms.txt
```

Shopify also provides a [mock.shop starter project](https://github.com/Shopify/mock-shop-starter): a Hydrogen storefront with product pages, collection browsing, and a working cart already connected to mock.shop. You or your AI coding tool can customize this code instead of building those pieces from scratch.

Follow the repository’s setup instructions, then set `PUBLIC_STORE_DOMAIN=garden-dropship.mock.shop` in `.env` and restart the dev server to use SproutJoy Gardening’s catalog. Leave `PUBLIC_STOREFRONT_API_TOKEN` empty; mock.shop doesn’t require a token.

## Move to a real Shopify store

mock.shop uses fictional, read-only catalog data. Cart operations work, and checkout is mocked: no payment is taken and no real order is placed. The Customer Account API isn’t supported.

When you’re ready to launch, point your storefront at a Shopify store and add that store’s public Storefront API token. If you don’t have a Shopify store yet, [start a Shopify free trial](https://www.shopify.com/free-trial) to create one.

Read the [mock.shop developer documentation](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/headless/mock-shop) for setup and migration details.

## Store facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Store handle | `garden-dropship` |
| Catalog model | Small garden tool shop |
| Products | 8 |
| Collections | 2 |
| Categories | 5 |
| Variants per product | 2–12 |
| Compare-at prices | 0 products |
| Requires shipping | All products |
| API endpoint | <https://garden-dropship.mock.shop/api> |
| Store instructions | <https://garden-dropship.mock.shop/llms.txt> |
| Browser preview | <https://garden-dropship.hydrogen.mock.shop> |