WOuld this arbor stand on it's own if used for an indoor wedding with flowers on it?
1847644
It would need to be pushed into the ground, or somehow weighted down, to keep it standing upright. Mine has been fine by simply pushing it into the dirt.
1847645
It's made for outdoors - has spikes to attach for stability in the ground. It may work for your indoor wedding, but it would have to be on a flat level surface & flowers be equally distributed on both sides & top to keep it stabilized. After the wedding it is beautiful in the yard. I love mine!
1847646
If you added planks to each side under the legs to give it more stability, don't see why not. The planks could be 1" X 4"'s about twice as long as the arbor legs are. Long corner braces could be screwed to the planks - then to the four leg sides to stabilize it from wobbling too much from side to side. After the wedding, you would still have it to place in your landscape. Double whammy!
1847647
You would need to anchor it in heavy pots, or find another way to stabilize it.
1448263
No. Not unless you were going to sit in it and work on only a small portion (3ft) of a flowerbed. You can't stand up in it and moving it around the yard as you moved among your plants would be very cumbersome.
1315876
I didnt Support it when I first got it and heavy wind it blew over but didnt break. After I mounted it to on one side and a bouganvillia grew up the other side its sturdy and secure. It's pretty thick so if your are mounting the bottom of the legs with or in concrete I would say yes no issue.Or if the fence thats in concete is being attached to the sides of th arbor.
608337
It can stand on its own, I suppose but it is not designed for that. If you put tall things in it (like ceran wrap) it might tip over. You should mount it, but beware, it is not easy to mount: it requires precision and I recommend adding a washer to the screw it comes with, otherwise it is a truly unnecessarily tedious job.
1317444
The base will stand on it's own if the light is balanced, but not well enough to be useful. A small piece of flat (ferrous) metal would make a simple auxiliary base if that's needed.
875349
The base comes as one piece so it's free standing and you attach the branches. You could put it inside but it is bright
1334900
No. You would have to put in a pot or line it with something. I have a pot in mine with flowers
184740
No, I would say not. It is not sturdy enough to stand alone in most cases, it should be mounted. But since it is made for a corner, a little velcro can make it steady.
2110745
We have this arbor and really love it. I suppose you could dismantel it by removing the screws where you put it together, but I wouldn't need to ever store it. The fact that it is such good quality vinyl and can withstand all kinds of weather makes it uneccesary to take it down. Hope this was helpful for your situation.
1624232
absolutely. And it will also stand on its own, without anything to lean against. Just did it this afternoon at the airport.
1879439
from my husband:> Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a (added potted mini-roses).> 8. Planted climbing rose's> 9. Installed drip irrigation.> 10. Hung wind chimes.> 11. Fill voids with sand or small rock. > Results; stable, wind resistant, relocatable arbor, looks great. from my husband:> Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a... » Read More from my husband:> Upon assembling arbor I looked at method of securing it in its ultimate location. The hardware provided seemed inadequate.>> Solution:> 1. Secured 2 4x4's treated, cut to width.> 2. Attached to bottom of arbor.> 3. Provided weighted free standing base.> 4. Purchased 4 - 10"x10" concrete stepping stones and 4-18"x 5/8" steel re-bar stakes.> 5. Level ground, placed arbor> 6. Pounded steel stakes in corners.> 7. Placed stepping stones on top of 4"x4"'a (added potted mini-roses).> 8. Planted climbing rose's> 9. Installed drip irrigation.> 10. Hung wind chimes.> 11. Fill voids with sand or small rock. > Results; stable, wind resistant, relocatable arbor, looks great. « Show Less
147823
Yes, it can. It will stand alone without propping against anything. I really like this board more than any others because all of the plastic sheets fit inside and are there for any cutting needs.
1481928
I bought this last year to stand in my yard with flowers. It is very cute and I love it but I would not recommend it for hanging much weight on it. The wood spokes are nice but I don't feel they would be strong or sturdy enough to hold much weight.
2248166
As long as you stand it as show in the photo (in a W shape, not straight) it stands fine on its own. I haven't had any issues with mine.
1653732
Sounds like a nice idea and very pretty too. I hate to say it but the only answer I have for you is "maybe" right now. It's not something you can judge unless you've tried to do it using precisely the size hook you will purchase (supposing their different heights might have different thicknesses of wrought iron and different lengths of the two ends that get stuck into the ground and certainly different weights on the entire hook pieces themselves because of all that.) So I'd buy 1 of everything needed to make up one completed set-up. Next I'd weigh up precisely the specific individual weights of your jar/least amt. of water necessary/flowers/hook, then tally the total weight involved. I'd then try to implant it into the particular kind of dirt/soil at the locations you'll be pushing the hook into on the wedding day. Also try it in the different locations around that property to test that the weightn will be secire in those particular different types of soil you can find on one property. For instance, if there was an area that had a rock garden and an area full of trees with a lot of roots spread through the ground, this test might show me that I'd have to change my plan to shape the overal arrangement layout on the ground into an oval shape rather than a circle of arrangements. I'd even try it in wet ground on the morning after a rainfall on a previous night. Then I'd have no surprises and I'd have a plan A + B to work with on wedding day, IF all else looks like it would work out in the first place.
1452895
If you arrange it with a couple of angles it should stand on its own just fine.
1430328
Not specifically. With some cleverness, you can probably prop it up. But it's not designed to stand on its own.