We installed this all the way around our yard against our vinyl privacy fence. Some of the panels sat out in the weather for nearly a year before we could finish installing, but while they had a little rust in some areas, they still held strong as we hammered them into our clay ground. They are also fairly easy to cut with a Dremel to go avoid injuring tree roots and to get the right length of coverage. So far, they have managed to keep the rabbits, groundhogs, and one determined Yorkie out of our garden.