5 Winter Wonderlands

Mix Fire and Ice

Not even the neighbor's 20-foot inflatable snowman can compete with a front garden awash in the gleam of firelight. James begins with two tall torches, and then edges the front path with virtually windproof candles set in black iron stands.
Fluffy make-them-yourself snowballs and strands of battery-opperated lights fill the window boxes.

Total cost: less than $400