I waited one year to review this so it would go through a full spectrum of seasons.  It still looks the same as it did when we first hung it!  It has survived the extreme central Texas summers without fading.  I did tuck a few heavier fishing weights into the hem (easy to do) so it would not fly around in the breeze. Unless the wind really kicks up, that does the trick.  It blocks the sun on one side of our porch because the fabric is nice and thick, but it drapes nicely.  Our neighbors all want to order this now.