I love this rain barrel! Of course, as soon as we installed it, it didn’t rain for almost a month! But when it finally did rain, it filled up fast! I just ordered my second one! It was very easy to install. The only negative things I can say is 1) The top planter was misshaped, but once I put dirt and flowers in it, it fixed itself. There was not a problem flipping it and putting the top on without the planter side up. 2) It seems like when the barrel is filled to the top, the plants sit in muddy water. But that’s really not a big deal. You just have to empty some water out.

The spigot is leaking all the time.

This rain barrel was a pleasant surprise as to how much water accumulated in such a short period of time. I use this for my main watering purposes in my garden. It works wonderfully and looks great too. I've used it with and without the planter on top.

It is nice looking. Very easy to install. The diverted doesn’t allow enough water through so we have water gushing from the top is our gutters. We will have to purchase a different type of diverted and take it thru the top somehow. I live in south louisiana so rain is a common thing. It worked the first time but all of the rains after that have been too much for it to handle.

I just installed this so I'm yet to see how well it works, but for the price, I expected the barrel to be higher quality. It flexes a lot and the lid doesn't fit very well. The color is much lighter than the photo. And the hose bib feels like it could break at any moment. That said, it's already installed and will do the job. If the hose bib breaks, it is easily replaceable with a brass one.