These planter boxes are packed flat in a thin box inside a plastic bag that’s open on one end. Not knowing that, I, incidentally, pulled one of the planters out of the box from the sealed side of the bag while hanging onto only the bag, expecting it to be sealed on the other side. As soon as it came out of the box, all the pieces fell out of the open side of the bag with a clatter onto my cement garage floor, and one of the sides broke. So disappointing, but entirely my fault.I knew better with the second planter box and was more careful with how I removed it from the shipping box.That said, the first planter broke in the perfect place (at the bottom where it stands on the ground). The way you assemble the pieces, that broken spot is fully concealed by the wall to which it attaches, and doesn’t compromise its stability, function, assembly, or how it looks. I got lucky with how it broke, so there was no need to reach out to the company about it. (I showed pics of the side that’s broken. If you look carefully at the pic from the top down, you can see one leg corner is broken.)But, the plastic does break easily, so be aware of that.Assembly is very simple. That said, the plastic has some flex to it, which makes it somewhat challenging to perfectly align the sides that click together, because they are a little wonky. It took some elbow grease to make the sides match up and connect. My recommendation is to start connecting the sides at the bottom and work your way up. That seemed to go better than starting at the top and working down.I bought 10” planter pots to put in these, which fit with a little room to spare. 12” pots may work but would be tight, and 8” would leave gaps. That said, my pots sit a little low in these planter boxes, so I may put a piece of wood in the bottom to raise up the pots 1-2”.These planter boxes are plastic. They look plastic and have a gloss sheen to them. They may look cheap to someone who is a wood snob or a high-quality plastic snob. Do I care? No. They will be outside on an uncovered front porch that is mostly shaded by towering pine trees. They will be abused all spring and summer by the elements. And, best of all, they will require no maintenance.I bought fake flowers for my pots because I‘m done with being a slave to flowers all summer. We live on a busy road, so these are strictly for curb appeal to add a pop of color to our front porch for passers by. I’ve paired them with tall planters that hold 3’ topiary trees, and added a forsythia wreath on the front door. I love the height, shape, and color variations of the tall planters, these box planters, and the wreath!