Current Obsessions: Houseplant Holiday

In the throes of the holiday season, here are 8 things to know about:

• Big news: Ikea is (at last) coming to Manhattan.
• A new twist on the classic: DIY air plant wreaths.
• And: how to make a succulent ornament.
• The world’s first plant robot.
• Sadly, market and restaurant Shed in Healdsburg, CA, is closing at the end of the month. But you can still stop by for a few holiday workshops, like a cookie-baking class tomorrow.
• Join the annual bird count, next Saturday at the New York Botanical Garden. (Bundle up.)
• 10 things nobody tells you about marble (it might be in your toothpaste).
• 12 maintenance problems you shouldn’t wait to fix.
• Make a homemade bird feeder, hang holly, and 12 more old-world holiday ideas to steal from Europe.

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