I was so happy to find that this is still being manufactured and available for purchase. I had my other 2 bougainvillea trees on the front porch during the summer months for 3 or 4 years and they weathered very well. People were always surprised to find out they were artificial. I experienced the problem mentioned the other reviews with the base being very light and the plant blowing over. I  just popped the plant out of the pot it was sent in, fill it with bull rock, and pop it back into the larger planter on the porch.