Best Choice Products 8x2x2ft Metal Raised Garden Bed, Oval Outdoor Deep Root Planter Box for Vegetables, Herbs w/ 4 Support Bars, 215 Gal Capacity - Charcoal

I bought these last year but only now was able to unpack and assemble them. Very impressed all around. The packaging was excellent. All of the corrugated panels were bubble wrapped and packed very neatly and securely. The instructions were crap but it's easy enough to figure out. They supply a generous amount of fasteners so you don't need to worry if something falls and rolls away. I built mine in my old barn and more than a few times I dropped a screw or wingnut that fell between the floorboards. No problem though. There were plenty left over. The paint finish seems to be excellent. There was no chipping or bare spots. When assembling, just me sure that all of your fasteners are installed on the right part of the corrugations. IOW, all your wingnuts on the "hills" or the "valleys". If you keep that in mind you can pre assemble sections without realizing you did the end caps different from the straight sides (like I did at first). Also, it's great that they give you wingnuts rather than regular nuts. It makes assembly so much easier, even if it is tedious.

Absolutely gorgeous! I love the color and they’ve held up well in this crazy Oklahoma weather. Been through several tornadoes, hail storms, and high winds. Still look as good as the day I got them!I will say, please get a friend to help you build them. It’s a LOT of bolts and awkwardly balancing pieces if you’re doing it yourself (although I would do it again because it added a much needed facelift to my front yard)

These planters are so adorable. They’re a little tedious to put together but so worth it. I will say one of mine has a small amount of rust where a corner was scraped in shipping but all in all they’re great! I have the 4 ft and 8 ft beds and both are great. My only complaint is the rubber padding for the top slips off easy so if you have children they’ll constantly pull it off. On the 8 ft bed they are a bit flimsy on top so when dumping soil in be careful not to rest the bags on them but other than that I had no issues!

Well made and easy to put together! Color is perfect. Seems it will last a long time.

I purchased two of these (different colors, same size) this last fall/winter, but only started assembling them this past month. Put the first one together, which took about 3 hours for 1 person to assemble, got to the end and I was missing 5 bolts and 5 wingnuts, but had about 9 extra washers. (Probably to account for the half washers and not fully punched washers also in the package.) I figured it was a fluke, went to the hardware store and purchased the missing pieces.Fast forward to this weekend when I put the second one together, and it was ALSO missing 5 bolts and 5 wingnuts, but had a surplus of washers.The band that goes around the top will not stay on unless you fasten it in some way. I'm about ready to grab silicon caulking and permanently attach it. It's designed to semi-prevent water from going between the panels and preventing rust, but it's worthless if it doesn't stay in place.Assembling them is tedious. You have to think about which way you want things to overlap for the final product. Instructions are bare bones, and order only somewhat matters. It will 100% be a challenge to get at least one of the bolts into the spot where all 4 panels meet on the ends of the curved spot, so be sure to leave wiggle room with the bolts around it to adjust. You can tighten at the end. I also found it easier to flip the product over throughout the process, so I had better access for tightening the bolts. I did assemble them both by myself - the second one only took about 90 minutes, and that included removing bolts from 3 panels when I realized I had flipped the outside to the inside when pre-building.Exposed metal *will* rust. The paint surfaces are fine. The bolt holes are larger than the bolt/washer/nut combo, so there will be exposed metal just in that gap.That being said, for the price these will work for 2-3 years. I'm not expecting them to last much longer than that.I'd rate them about 3.75/5. Would I buy again? Probably not. If I wanted similar, I'd probably shell out the money for the "name brand" one.

Item is as described. Easy to assemble. Holds a lot of soil.

Yes, as others have said, there are many, many screws and wing nuts/washers to fasten, and it takes a while. But once set up, it seems fairly sturdy. Its sides are meant to contain the outward flex that comes with the weight of the soil, and the three braces are flimsy at maintaining the structure of inward flex, which matters only when moving the containers into place. The only negative element I found was that the rubber trim that fits on the upper lip of the container doesn’t fit especially well - it’s meh at best. At yet, overall it’s still worth five stars.

If you plan to turn this into 2 beds you will be short about 12 screws, washers, and wing nuts. There’s only the right amount for the original configuration. Solved pretty easily with a trip to the hardware store. Beware there is also only one rubber cap, so if you make 2Beds like I did one will be without it. Other than that it’s very large, lightweight, and seems sturdy enough. It was a little time consuming but easy to put together for 2 people. Overall I’m satisfied with this purchase.