These are cute and look nice. However, the stakes are rather short and misleading since the picture shows them sticking out of a pile of snow. If you live in a climate where you get little to no snow or it melts quickly, they will be perfect staked in the ground. I dont think they will work for a New England winter since we get a lot of snow that doesnt melt quickly, so instead of putting along my walkway like I planned, I will be putting in potted plants. My fault, should have read the description of size instead of going off the picture.