Very few gardens have power near the seating. The usual fixes are candles that blow out, a torch propped on a plant pot, or an extension lead trailing out of the kitchen window.

A panel at the crown collects light all day and feeds LED strips down the ribs, rated at 4 to 8 hours per charge. One button on the pole switches them on. There is no wiring, and the light falls straight down onto the table instead of into the garden.

Scalloped hem, lit ribs

Seen from below, the canopy shows the two things that make it different from a plain market umbrella: a hem cut into deep scallops with a contrast trim, and an LED strip running the length of every rib. The small top down view underneath shows the same eight panel layout from above.

Built around a small table

On a terrace with small round tables the proportions read clearly. The canopy is wide enough to cover the table and both chairs with room past the edge, and the rim at 7.2 feet is high enough that nobody is aware of it. The manufacturer's caption reminds you the base is required and not included.

The button that saves the afternoon

One button on the pole, marked here with the 30 degree angle it gives you. Press it and the head leans over, hold it where you want it and let go. That is the whole mechanism for chasing a low sun, and it takes one hand.

Poolside, with the rim high

At the pool the scalloped edge is what you notice first, but the useful figure is the 7.2 feet of clearance under the rim. That is the highest in this group, so someone standing beside a lounger is not meeting the canopy edge with their head.

LED strips follow the ribs, charged by a panel at the crown. The manufacturer rates them at 4 to 8 hours a charge.

Press the button on the pole and the head leans up to 30 degrees, which is how you meet a low afternoon sun.

The crank opens and closes the canopy without anyone reaching overhead to push a runner up the pole.

Eight metal ribs hold the shape of a 10 foot cover, which is what stops the fabric flapping at the edges.

A pin locks the runner so the canopy cannot slide down the pole on its own while people are sitting under it.

The vent lets air climb out through the top of the canopy rather than pushing against the whole underside.

The hem is cut in scallops with a contrast edge, so the outline is softer than a plain straight rim.

10 ft across the rim, 9.7 ft across the canopy, 8.4 ft to the crown, 7.2 ft under the rim, 1.5 in pole.

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The 1.5 inch pole drops through a standard patio table opening and the base sits underneath to hold it steady.

The scalloped hem and the high 7.2 foot rim suit a small round table and a couple of chairs on a terrace.

The lights charge off a panel at the crown, so the table stays usable after dark with nothing plugged in.

What we stand behind

• The 4 to 8 hour runtime comes from the manufacturer's own lighting panel.
• LED count is withheld because the listing text and the manufacturer's image give different numbers.
• 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.

How long do the lights run?

The manufacturer's own lighting panel rates them at 4 to 8 hours from a full charge. On the number of beads the record contradicts itself, so we have not published a count. The runtime and the mechanism, a panel at the crown and a single button on the pole, are both confirmed.

What table does a 10 foot canopy suit?

It spans 10 feet across the scalloped rim and 9.7 feet across the canopy itself, which outdoor furniture guides pair with a round table of roughly 60 inches and about six chairs, leaving a margin of fabric past the table edge so the seats stay covered when the sun moves off centre. Underneath you have 7.2 feet of clearance at the rim and 8.4 feet at the crown.

What base does it need?

A weighted base is required and it is not included. The minimum printed on this product's own dimension drawing is 66 lb. That figure suits an umbrella whose pole also passes through a patio table, which shares the load. Standing free on an open deck, published guidance for a 10 foot centre-pole umbrella runs closer to 100 lb, so size up if the umbrella is on its own.

What is the winter routine?

Crank it closed, let the canopy dry right through and store it somewhere dry with the pole wiped down. Canadian care guides say the same thing every time: snow load on an open canopy bends ribs, and fabric folded away damp grows mildew.