My Life on (and off) the Guest List
EventsHouse and HomeLifestyleShopping

Celebrating National Houseplant Appreciation Day at The Sill

Even when it is freezing outside, you can still find amazing places that will transport you to a better state of mind. We were recently introduced to a wonderful tropical greenhouse right here in the city. We had the pleasure of celebrating National Houseplant Appreciation Day with Exotic Angel Plants and Costa Farms at The Sill, no doubt short for windowsill. The Sill is a plant paradise which bridges the gap between plants and people, offering products and services to fit with your personal style, lifestyle, and budget. They encourage you to bring more of the outdoors in with one or several of their many exotic potted plants. Obviously, it helps if these are low light indoor plants as they will be far easier to maintain.

Exotic Angel Plants by Costa Farms offers exclusive houseplants and exceptional home décor ideas. Walking in, we were transported to a lush, tropical forest, a welcomed escape from the frigid temperatures and empty trees outside.

Hosted by Eliza Blank (pictured above), Founder of The Sill, we had the pleasure of learning all about these beautiful plants from Expert Exotic Angel growers, Justin Hancock, and Jayson Opgenorth of Costa Farms, the largest producer of indoor house plants in the world.


We learned so much about the amazing benefits of having indoor plants at your home or office. House plants make us healthier, reducing incidents of headaches, sore throats, and coughs, reduce mold and bacteria counts in a room by 50% – 60%. Plants can remove harmful VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) released by common products around the office, including printer toner, carpets, and cleaning products. That is an amazing benefit of having plants in an office or house. They can improve the air quality significantly. To make sure the air quality is safe inside, it might be worth contacting a company like A-1 Certified Environmental Services LLC to come and test the air quality for any harmful things, like mold. This can be dangerous, so it’s important to get your house tested. Plants can obviously reduce your chances of growing mold inside, so it might be worth getting some plants too.

Plants are a lovely feature in most indoor spaces, so more people should consider finding some indoor plants. Indoor plants don’t just have to be in small pots, they could always be incorporated onto the walls of your home or office. By finding the appropriate tools for a wall garden, more people could put some of these plants on the walls, ensuring that the effects of the plants reach more people.

We were ecstatic to find out we would be taking on of these stunning plants home and begin reaping the benefits of having a house plant. it didn’t take us long to settle on the exotic Purple Passion plant, a woody-based evergreen perennial that is noted for its velvety, purple-haired foliage, which is why it’s sometimes called the Velvet plant or Purple Velvet plant.

It has brought lots of joy into our lives (we can’t stop touching it’s velvety leaves). If you would like to bring some of the outside in, especially as there’s nary any foliage in sight during winter, and reap the benefits and joy of having indoor plants, visit The Sill at 84 Hester St in the Lower East Side/Chinatown.

Related posts

Restaurant Review: Greenwich Steakhouse in the West Village

Glasgow Skinner

Saluting Hahn Family Wines 40th Anniversary in the Santa Lucia Highlands

Glasgow Skinner

Guilt-Free Snacking: You’ll Love These Good-For-You Snacks

Glasgow Skinner

39 comments

Terry Cross January 22, 2015 at 3:44 am

I would listen to country and classic rock

Reply
Laurie Emerson January 22, 2015 at 3:39 am

I would listen to my favorite jazz.

Reply
Xtronoid January 22, 2015 at 3:35 am

I WANT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reply
Terry January 22, 2015 at 1:51 am

I'll be listening to country,classic rock,70's and 80's on these babies!

Reply
Birdiebee January 22, 2015 at 1:39 am

I would listen to music from the 70's and 80's.

Reply
Carol Roberts clark January 22, 2015 at 1:15 am

listen to pop music

Reply
Shareen Mioskowski January 22, 2015 at 12:23 am

some pop, Rock, and metal

Reply
John Herman January 21, 2015 at 8:08 pm

i WOULD LISTEN TO ROCK.

Reply
Jennifer Herman January 21, 2015 at 7:36 pm

I would like to listen to jazz music!

Reply
Outrun1986 January 21, 2015 at 6:35 pm

I listen to tons of J-pop and these wireless speakers are awesome for that

Reply
LaureliB January 21, 2015 at 4:33 am

I love just about any music. Depends on my mood. 🙂

Reply
sohamolina January 21, 2015 at 4:25 am

I'd listen to Sia.

Reply
Wendy Browne January 21, 2015 at 4:23 am

SO much 80s darkwave.

Reply
Rust January 21, 2015 at 2:47 am

I would listen to old southern rock and roll.

Reply
Jill Myrick January 20, 2015 at 5:40 pm

I would love to listen to modern country such as Rascal Flats and Lady Antebellum.

jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

Reply
Bridgett Wilbur January 20, 2015 at 2:32 pm

I listen to the oldies and any music from the 80's.

Reply
sandra January 20, 2015 at 2:08 pm

pop music and alternative rock

Reply
Joni Dolniak January 20, 2015 at 8:37 am

I like classic rock.

Reply
Joely Smith January 20, 2015 at 5:42 am

My comment got lost I think lol I would give to my son who would listen to Dubstep. He LOVES dubstep and skrillex and that is why I am entering – for my boy. 🙂

Reply
jazmyn January 20, 2015 at 3:40 am

I would listen to any genre, but mostly dubstep and rock.

Reply
Dawn Monroe January 20, 2015 at 1:54 am

I would listen to Journey and Reo.

Reply
Krazekatlady January 20, 2015 at 1:02 am

I like a mix of music, it would all sound good on this guy.

Reply
jodi January 19, 2015 at 6:57 pm

I listen to music from all genre

Reply
Cassandra C January 19, 2015 at 3:06 am

I like music from nearly every genre but my favorite is hip hop because of the bass

Reply
jeand January 19, 2015 at 2:15 am

I'm crazy for The Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel. Thanks for a great giveaway!

Reply
Nate Fuller January 19, 2015 at 1:30 am

Old school drum n bass, dubstep, and some irn maiden now and then

Reply
Meghan Malicoat January 18, 2015 at 11:29 pm

I would listen to a lot of Bruno Mars.

Reply
mommyto2girlz January 18, 2015 at 8:46 pm

I would listen to some 80's rock. Thank you!
crystalfaulkner2000 at yahoo dot com

Reply
Melissa January 18, 2015 at 5:39 pm

Definitely rock!

Reply
Royce Exaltedtm Harley January 18, 2015 at 3:37 pm

Fitting for Skrillex, EDM of course!

Reply
steve weber January 18, 2015 at 4:03 am

dubstep and electronic music of course.

Reply
Katherine Pickering January 18, 2015 at 2:41 am

I would listen to everything thanks

Reply
sayanything7389 January 18, 2015 at 12:52 am

I would listen to Skrillex first 🙂 but mostly pop or rock music!

Reply
Trish Duffy January 18, 2015 at 12:02 am

I would listen to rock music

Reply
AmandaSakovitz January 17, 2015 at 11:28 pm

id listen to EDM

Reply
Alison Gibb January 17, 2015 at 10:00 pm

I will be listening to my Country!!!!

Reply
Thomas Murphy January 17, 2015 at 8:56 pm

I would listen to rap.

Reply
Thomas Murphy January 17, 2015 at 8:13 pm

I would listen to rap.

Reply
Thomas Anderson January 17, 2015 at 6:01 am

Thanks for sharing about PC Tune-up Software. We are providing more update with full version software for free

Reply

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.