Hi Mary Stella, I'm the wrong person to ask about winter weather, I've lived in Seattle too long, and so when my temps get into the 20's (rarely - a couple times in the middle of the night each year) it feels SOOO cold
I grew up in Detroit where our daytime temps often didn't reach 26 - which would have felt so nice out today!
I would think the pot in the ground would be much better than the shallow pot, since those would be far more likely to die in a sustained bout of freeze.
Maybe
@Goldfinch4 would have an idea
Good luck though!
Looks good Michael!