Fire & Ice: The winners of our 2009 Container Challenge provided plenty of hot and cool designs

摘要

FOR THE 2009 Container Challenge, we asked our readers to create a container design based on a theme of either ice or fire. The idea was to show that plantings can actually change not only the look but also the feel of a space. A collection of silverplants, for example, can make a patio seem cool and calming, while an explosion of hot colors can turn up the heat and excitement. The winner and finalists featured here successfully demonstrated this theory. Thanks to all who entered. The readers of Fine Gardening continue to astound and impress us.