this arbor  is thin and unable to tolerate the weight of a hanging basket of flowers without bending in the middle. We had to zip tie it to a sturdy wrought iron shelf to keep it straight . i bought it to hang flower baskets to block the window and to attach a lightweight 4x6 solar panel  to provide a fountain for my birdbath . The thin bars at the top were too far apart for the solar panel  so i had to attach a baking grill to attach the solar panel .If my climbing clemantis  grows up to the top , it will need extra bars across to support it. I unable  to hang any flowering pots because it will bend in the middle .This was not well made or designed and i regret buying it, but i am making adjustments because it was already assembled after it took too long  to get help putting it up.