// Create a host visual derived from the FrameworkElement class.
// This class provides layout, event handling, and container support for
// the child visual objects.
public class MyContainerVisualHost : FrameworkElement
{
    private ContainerVisual _containerVisual;

    public MyContainerVisualHost(DrawingVisual border, DrawingVisual text)
    {
        // Create a ContainerVisual to hold DrawingVisual children.
        _containerVisual = new ContainerVisual();

        // Add children to ContainerVisual in reverse z-order (bottom to top).
        _containerVisual.Children.Add(border);
        _containerVisual.Children.Add(text);

        // Create parent-child relationship with host visual and ContainerVisual.
        this.AddVisualChild(_containerVisual);
    }

    // Provide a required override for the VisualChildrenCount property.
    protected override int VisualChildrenCount
    {
        get { return _containerVisual == null ? 0 : 1; }
    }

    // Provide a required override for the GetVisualChild method.
    protected override Visual GetVisualChild(int index)
    {
        if (_containerVisual == null)
        {
            throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException();
        }

        return _containerVisual;
    }
}