Most patio umbrellas ship as a pole and a canopy. The stand is a separate purchase, it is heavy, and you find that out on the afternoon you were planning to sit outside.

This one comes with a four arm stand and two fillable bags that take up to 88 lb of sand or gravel between them. Fill them from a bag of play sand on the spot and the umbrella is holding itself down the same day it lands.

Canopy, ribs and the stand it stands on

Straight on, you can see the three parts that matter. The canopy runs 10 feet across on eight ribs, the hem is scalloped with a cream trim rather than cut straight, and the four arm stand at the bottom is where the two fillable bags sit. The LED strips are visible along each rib even with the lights off.

Over a round six seat table

Here it stands through a round table laid for tea, canopy well past the edge of the top so the chairs stay covered. That overhang is the point of a 10 foot cover on a table of roughly 60 inches. Underneath, the rim sits 6.7 feet up and the crown 8.2 feet, so guests walk in and out without stooping.

Light without an extension cord

At night the beads pick out every rib and the light falls straight down onto the seating rather than out into the garden. The panel at the crown does the charging during the day. The manufacturer suggests switching the lights off while it charges if you want the most out of an evening.

What the underside shows

Looking up, the eight ribs run out to fabric pockets at the tips, which is what stops a rib end wearing through the cover. The vent sits at the middle of the crown. On a breezy afternoon that gap lets air climb out of the canopy instead of pushing the whole umbrella sideways.

The stand arrives with two fillable bags that hold up to 88 lb of sand or gravel between them. Nothing else to buy on day one.

Beads run down every rib, charged by the panel on the crown. A switch on the pole turns them on, with no cord and no outlet.

Press once and the canopy pivots up to 30 degrees left or right, which is how you chase low sun without moving furniture.

A smooth crank raises and drops the 10 foot cover, so closing it when the wind turns takes seconds.

Eight heavy-duty ribs hold the canopy shape, each sitting in a fabric pocket that keeps the tip from chafing the cover.

The vent at the top lets a gust pass up through the canopy instead of lifting the whole of it.

The two pole sections meet on a push button connector, so setup needs no spanner and no hardware bag.

The canopy finishes in a ruffled edge with contrast piping rather than a plain straight hem.

Ships from our United States warehouse. Delivery to Canada usually takes 8 to 14 business days, with no customs charges or duties to pay on arrival. Free shipping on orders over $150, a flat $18.90 below that, and tracking by email as soon as it leaves.

Return within 14 days of purchase, unused, in original condition and packaging.

Covered directly by the manufacturer under their warranty terms for material and manufacturing defects.

Found it cheaper at a Canadian retailer? Send us the link and we will match that price. It has to be the same item, in stock, sold and shipped inside Canada, and compared like for like on what comes in the box.

Drop the pole through your table's centre opening and let the weight bags sit on the stand below for extra hold.

Nothing is bolted down. Empty the bags, unclip the pole at the push button joint and the whole thing moves with you.

The lights come on with a switch rather than a timer, so the table is usable after dark without stringing a cord out.

What we stand behind

• The manufacturer describes the fabric as drizzle resistant, tear resistant and sun protective. No UPF number is published, so we do not quote one.
• Heights and the 1.5 in pole diameter come off the product's own dimension drawing.
• Ships from our United States warehouse, free shipping over $150, and 14 day returns unused in the original packaging.
• 14 day returns, unused and in the original packaging.

What comes in the box for holding it down?

Two fillable weight bags, which sit on the four arms of the stand and take up to 88 lb of sand or gravel between them. Fill them on site, because they are far easier to carry empty. If the umbrella stands free on an exposed deck rather than dropping through a table, treat 88 lb as the minimum and add a heavier stand underneath.

Will a 10 foot canopy suit my table?

It is sized for a round table up to roughly 60 inches across, or six seats, which leaves a little canopy hanging past the edge so the shade still lands on people as the sun moves. Check the headroom too: the rim sits 6.7 feet off the ground and the crown 8.2 feet, so it clears a standing adult at the middle but not at the very edge.

Does it work as a free standing umbrella, or does it need a table?

Both. The pole is 1.5 inches across, which drops through a standard table opening, and the four arm stand with its filled bags lets it stand on its own beside a sofa set. Free standing on an open deck is the harder job, so keep the bags full.

How do I put it away for winter?

Wind it closed with the crank, wrap the fixing strap around the folded canopy and let the fabric dry right through before it goes anywhere. Canadian care guides all say the same thing: snow load bends ribs and trapped damp brings mildew, so the canopy should never be packed away wet.