Real Wood Products Garden Lighting DIY: Create Custom Planters with String Lights

Order cancelled by Lowes.

Paid for online but cancelled by Lowes 15 minutes later . No reason given. Poor customer service.

Don’t buy these or at least pick them out yourself

Poor quality. Bought 3 and 1 fell apart. The other two I had to fix so it would work.

Good quality

Very solid.

Awesom barrel

great for outdoor plants

Watch for loose bands

These were a good buy. The top 2 bands of the one I purchased slipped down by the time I got to the cash register. Lowes offered to reduce the price, which I accepted. I knocked the bands back into place & installed several small screws (stainless, because I live on a salt air island). I belive it shoud hold up for several years (as long as I don't move it too often.

Quality not up to par

The strapping on the barrel halves had fallen. Some of the wooden pieces had fallen out and I had to hammer them back in, while trying to get the strapping back in position. The product was not as pictured... a wood-colored barrel. They (I bought 2) were a dirty gray. NO I would NOT recommend this product to a friend.

Not as pictured

I ordered two planters from curbside pickup and what I received looked nothing like the pictures shown here. The planters I received were very rusted and the wood was coming off of the metal bands. I am going to keep them only because they weigh a ton and I am struggling trying to move them. I haven't put soil in it, but I can't imagine trying to move this thing with soil and plants on the inside. Once you place it somewhere, you will not be able to move it all, so I have to be strategic with my...

Very rusty and old looking

We have been purchasing whiskey barrels for a number of year from Lowe's. The one's they have this year look like they have been the back of a warehouse getting rained on and rusting for 5 - 6 years. I tried to find the best one's they had, but our 3 year old one's we currently have look just as nice as the new one's.

They fall apart in a few years.

For as expensive as they are they sure don't last long. the metal bands on 7 of mine rusted through and they were trash after just 4 years of use. I had 2 other planters that also rotted and fell apart. No more real wood planters for me.

They work for now

12 Years ago we bought giant wine barrels from the neighboring bigbox store. They were alittle bigger, thicker oak and the rings were galvanized. Those barrels are a rare commodity these days at a reasonable price or distance to drive. Although Lowe's barrel planters were similar, biting the bullet was easier with the current sale of 15.00 off, plus my military discount was honored. I am grateful. I try to make Lowe's my first choice when ever possible. I haven't transplanted our strawberry plan...