This has been a disappointing purchase. I should have heeded the advice of other reviewers about its I ability to cope with wind. The plastic cover is pretty durable. Durable enough that when the cover blew off in the wind and detached in all but two points it destroyed the aluminum frame. Ill probably try to rebuild the frame with something else but this greenhouse has already been under a few modifications to try to make it work. 8 stakes were planted in the ground to anchor it in place. Its too light to stay put otherwise.