Thank you so much!!!

I love that! It's such a rewarding project!

Thank you! We wanted to avoid digging out for posts so we came up with this. That way we can put them away in the winter as well and they'll be out of the way!

I'm gonna try it by putting a hook about 4 inches down the post for the lights, and one about an inch down and hooking a tarp on the top hook. Once you get it hooked, you should be able to adjust the pots so the tarp is taut, right?

@@MimiDidi121 I think a tarp may be too heavy for the posts unless you have a post in the center. The center of gravity might be too much unless you use larger posts!

love this! its such a rewarding project!

Yes! My aunt did the same project and bought the plastic bulbs- the only issue she noticed was that water is getting inside her bulbs. Mine don't have any water, but are glass so pros and cons for sure!

the best way to do it!

Lol thank you! She is such a sweetie. Such a good idea & alternative for the temporary summer fence!

Such a rewarding project, let me know how it turns out!!

Love it! This was such a fun project and it turned out better than I imagined it would!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much for your kind words!

Thank you so much!

Lol right?! It's always better once its completed!

Yay I'm so glad, such a rewarding project!

best of luck! still one of my favorite projects!

Thank you so much!

Ours stands pretty sturdy, but a good idea for those that have had issues!

Yes they do! We put our rocking chairs next to them when we know there will be high winds and we haven't had any issues!

Hi! A local company/family friend of ours did our patio last year. Tore up the old one & poured new concrete then stamped & stained it! Good luck on the project, its so rewarding when its done!

Might be a bit off the center of gravity for a tarp, would probably need a middle post to support a tarp!

Thank YOU! So happy you enjoyed it!

The poles are about 19 ft x 15 ft from each other! So the planters I used would absolutely work for that size!

@@cecebella09 Thankyou so much :)

Hi Darren! They are very stable, if you're concerned, I might try a slighter larger base, but we have friends over all of the time and have never had an issue. The concrete level is perfect, heavy enough but easy enough to move around.

@@cecebella09 Thanks for your insight!

They definitely can fall, but only if there are strong winds.

Nope! They are holding up great, going to bring them in soon for winter but all of them are working and holding up really well!

@@cecebella09 great to Hear! Have they sagged any? I’m debating whether or not to use extra wire to hold up the string lights (I bought commercial grade) or if it’s really needed.

We attached hooks onto the posts then the put the lights on the hooks. I linked the hooks we used in the description!

Yes absolutely! We used 8 ft posts and they're very sturdy.

@@cecebella09 what size planters did you go with? I got 20” by 20” square. But I feel like they are too by for my space...

@@michellehernandez9954 Planters are linked above! 14" planters from Home Depot

@@cecebella09 you guys did a great job! Thank you for the video. This will definitely help me. Can’t wait to start it this weekend.

Unfortunately this won't work because the post won't likely be sturdy enough to be held up by the rocks if they were to move at all. The posts are unsteady unless held up by concrete in my opinion!

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Maybe the posts are too far apart? You may need to add an additional post or support or your buckets aren't large enough to support the post!

I purchased 100 ft of string lights from Amazon and it was WAY too long, I would've probably been good with 50 ft.

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Exactly! Saved so much money doing this over putting a pergola up too!