This beautiful New England Deluxe Arbor will add grace and elegance to any garden. Made of Red Cedar the Cedar Deluxe Arbor is designed to last for many years and can be painted stained or left to weather to an attractive silvery gray. The perfect piece for walkways garden entrances or just to create everyday elegance in your favorite spot. Comes with an anchor kit for secure installation. Ships as pre-assembled pieces. Some assembly is required.About Cedar Log Furniture: There are a few properties that are unique to log furniture. Fresh Cedar odor is a mild insect repellent and therefore holds the US Forest Products Laboratory's highest rating for decay and disease resistance. All of our logs are small diameter cedar trees. Because we use the whole tree in our furnishings all logs will have cracks or checks. This is a natural phenomenon that is part of the drying process of logs. As our logs are dried for use in furniture the wood shrinks in length width and radially around the heart of the tree. As tension develops in the wood due to shrinkage the log splits to relieve tension. These splits or cracks are known as "Checks" in the log. All logs that contain the heart of the tree will develop lengthwise cracks or checks. The check will not go deeper than the heart consequently the structural integrity of the log is compromised very little. The checks are natural and are part of the character of the log furniture. Additional Information on Northern Cedar: Our Northern Cedar natural and untreated is grown in the northeastern region of the US. We carefully select cedar trees growing in moist swampy woodlands. Cedar absorbs and loses moisture slowly which minimizes the dry cracking splintering and swelling more characteristic of oak or pine. All products are shipped in their natural color pale tan or light gold. The color changes evenly over time to a silver gray. Water-based or Oil stains will delay the weathering process.