worked great, we used the base for the lawn and added the rebar (after the base was in) recommend using a board to hammer it and not damage the base, make sure you move it after a few hits or the board will get nailed to the base. Also make sure you use zip tights so your string of lights don't fall and break as it happened to me. The poles are not 100% straight I think due to the pull and weight of the light string so maybe having the post a bit angled opposite side of the lights might help.