Current Obsessions: Midwinter Minimalism

Happy holidays from all of us here at Gardenista. Here are eight things to know about, wherever you are this weekend.

Above: “To add a touch of nature to my gift wrapping, I go outside and fill a basket with boxwood, privet berries, holly, and different types, which I use to decorate packages,” says stylist and writer Tricia Foley. See more of her decorating ideas in The Monochrome Holiday: 8 High/Low Design Tips from Tricia Foley. Photograph by Marili Forastieri.

• Multi-colored lights or simple white lights: which side of the holiday debate do you fall on? (Michelle is unabashedly, fervently pro-white lights, to the detriment of her relationship.)
• Goodbye, Mr. A., and thank you for our favorite roses.
• Your houseplants are more photogenic than you think.
• Snowflakes on palm trees? It’s a look.
• Having a 7-scent incense sampler is like getting a new kind of Christmas tree every day.
• Are you forcing bulbs? Try coaxing instead, by planting them next to their best friends.
• Obsessed with shiplap? Here are 10 things nobody tells you.
• Attention, renters: a no-drill hanging solution for kitchen tools.

Previously in Obsessions:

• Current Obsessions: Hygge Holiday
• Current Obsessions: Houseplant Holiday
• Current Obsessions: ‘Round the Tree