Gardman R361 Kensington Arch, 48" Wide x 74" High - Verdigris Finish

Bill F.Bill F.: I would have given this 5 stars because it's very sturdy and looks great. Relatively easy to assemble but I suggest assembling it on its side and not standing up. My only complaint is that after having it halfway assembled, I noticed that there were 2 small dents that probably occurred during shipping. It was annoying but not worthy of returning.

United States on Jul 13, 2021

Shop A LotShop A Lot: Easy to assemble. I used the assembled top, curved piece to mark the locations of the ground stakes and installed them first. Then the sides and then the top. I used a level on top of a straight board to assure that the stakes were in the ground at equal height.

Knowing that metal rusts, particularly in Florida, I sprayed all the joints with clear satin Rustoleum, and sprayed WD-40 into the bag of nuts and bolts.

A Bignonia vine will grow up the left side of this arbor.

It did take Amazon the 3rd try before getting this item to me. The first two times they sent a Obelisk instead.

United States on Oct 29, 2020

0591courseydr: I really loved this arch for the first few years. I bought two, one is 4 yrs old, the other is 5 yrs old. The first 3 yrs it looks great, but around that time it starts to fall apart. First the bars and scrolls in the middle rust, disintegrate, and fall off. Then the long bars start disintegrating. On my 5 yr old one, I hardly have anything left in the middle design sections, it looks like two empty arches standing there, even though it's lightly covered with roses, but not heavily covered. The 4 yr old one has just started to fall apart.
I am now searching for two new arches to replace these with and will definitely look for reviews older than 1 or 2 years.

United States on May 27, 2017

MLR: I bought two arbors to tame my grape vines and to make a cottage garden orchard on my property. I really like the color, it is a true verdigris dark spruce green with streaks of oxidized copper color running thru it. Another review said they were REALLY GREEN, but I did not find this to be the case. Mine matched the Amazon picture exactly. The color blends in nicely with the landscape and doesn't stand out like a sore thumb. I couldn't decide if I wanted a natural wood arbor or a white one, I happy with this choice as it looks perfect in our landscape. It appears to be sturdy enough, I will amend this review if I find otherwise.

I could not give the arbor arch a full five stars because of the following reasons: The packages arrived by FEDX and one of the boxes was completely opened on one end with the contents unsecured to any of the interior packaging, I was sure that all the pieces were not in the box because of the way it arrived, I mean all it needed was some secure tape on that open end! However, I was pleasantly surprised to realize all pieces were intact, I attribute this to a diligent delivery man who must of found loose pieces all over his truck and stuck them back...

United States on Aug 26, 2013

Leisure Lois: I am really impressed with this arch! After reading other reviews I was kind of skeptical about the color. Some reviewers said it was a bright green but I ordered it anyway, after all it was going in a garden. Not to worry it is a beautiful green and black mixture and honestly I can only tell if it's green if I am close upon it.

Another feature is how easy it is to put together. I didn't need my husband's help until I was ready to place it on the stakes. I assembled the sides by laying it on the ground and definitely near the area where it was to be installed. You will need a regular screw driver or phillips head and also pliers to help tighten the bolts.

The instructions on how to place it on the stakes was a little confusing to me, especially about the measurements. What I did was place the stakes approximately 48 inches apart (length) and approximately 20 inches (depth). I had hubby hold the arch while I guided the legs into the stakes. They were a little wide so I pulled up the stakes with legs attached and readjusted them until they were straight and then placed them in the ground. My soil was a little damp and not hard so it was easy to work with.

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United States on May 03, 2013