I ended up buying 3 of these. One we have already assembled and getting it ready (wood in the bottom, then filled the rest of the way with garden soil. The second one, we are going to just do 2 of the side panels in length to make it a shorter version that will fit a specific place in our yard. I havent figured out what to do with the 3rd one yet. I dont know how long these will last in our environment. We live on a barrier island. But we will see.