I absolutely love this rug!!! I have it outside over a brick patio. I needed a smooth surface for my rocking chairs and this is perfect. I have a rug pad underneath the rug too. 
So far there haven't been any problems with the rug. We have had temperatures in the '90s with thunderstorms every afternoon, but it dries quickly and is holding up fine. I just sweep it with a broom to clean it off. The colors are just as in the pictures and don't seem to be fading after several weeks in the blistering Colorado sun. Now my backyard feels like a part of my home for the first time. And the rug looks great with my bird feeders too!