We moved to a new house and our previous torches did not work as we needed a garden or a railing to attach them to.  So I bought 4 of these for our backyard as they are stand alone torches.  Not only was delivery perfect, but the torches were exactly as I had hoped.  They were in the yard all summer and when we put them away for the winter, they looked as good as when they were new. We did put gravel in the bases to keep them from blowing over in a strong wind as they are fairly light weight, but that was not an issue at all. Loved the ambience!!