I purchased two of these for the front entryway of my new duplex to give both me and my neighbors more privacy as our front doors are practically next to each other.  It's a beautiful piece that comes with both the planter and the trellis and I have gotten so many compliments already! The planter boxes already come fully assembled. Pretty easy to put together the trellis but you MUST use a high power screw driver.  Even with that, the sides of the trellis will start to bow (and curve in and away from the lattice slats) as you screw the screws in but once you slide the trellis on top of the planter boxes it holds up right and smooths it out a bit but I'll admit it was a bit unnerving to see that.  I called the company directly (Dura-Trel) and they seemed to know about this issue but said that it will not affect the longevity of the product and I can rest assure it nice and secure even with it bowing like that.