A long box arrived, assembly required for this item. Lots of instructions with illustrations (yeah). If you are familiar with hollow box fencing, that exactly what this is. Light weight, hollow. Nice quality, East to assembly, lift, and put into place. Bonus was that this comes with 4 6" long screws with 3 inch spacers that you use to mount this to a wall or house or whatever. The 3 inch spacers enable the trellis to be mounted 3 inches from the house yet firmly held in place with the long screws. Need a powered screw gun. Oh, they provide white caps to cover the tips of the long screws so they blend in with the white trellis. Now with any luck, my new clematis will love it!