This week on Gardenista we’re bringing the outdoors in with a Brooklyn apartment turned jungle, a country cottage (and greenhouse) in Kent, and our favorite garlands of the season.

Above: Strange stories and surprisingly simple tips from a plant-filled Brooklyn apartment. Photograph by Emily Johnston.

Above: We love the look of this iron garland by Terrain. (Recognize the shape" The iron poufs are inspired by spiky allium bulbs.)

Above: Everything you ever wanted to know about holly, the festive holiday green that looks striking well beyond December. (Here, a holly garden hedge in Leicestershire takes on a silver sheen after a frost.) Photograph by Kendra Wilson.
Above: Deck the halls (and table, and doorways, and fire escape) with our 10 favorite garlands and boughs, like this one from Food52.

Above: A rundown manor house in Kent returns to its original charm?glass and brick greenhouse included. Photograph courtesy of The Modern House.
For more greenery inspiration, see our posts:

Before and After: A Fairytale Farmhouse Gets a New Life
Gardening 101: Philodendron
Gardening 101: Giant Sequoia

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