We wanted to hide a garden hose on the front patio and this does the job.  Because it's on a patio, however, we can't use the provided anchors to hold it in place so it moves around when the hose is pulled out.  But, it looks so much better than the open hose holder we previously used--and that one moved around, too.  It's great to have a long hose hidden away when not being used, so the movement isn't a big deal.