NO GROUND STAKE ! NO BOTTOM SECTION ! IT IS A OPEN HOLE IN THE BOTTOM ! This has only been used for like 1-2 Christmas Seasons and that was well over a decade ago. It has since been sitting inside the Xmas storage for far to long. I plugged it in and it worked(see pictures). I have no idea how much life is left in each bulb, as I said earlier it was only used a couple seasons. If you plan to use this by sticking it in the ground, you will need to find some stakes or something for the bottom section.