Eliza Blank grew up around greenery, but it wasn’t until she moved to New York – a town notorious for lacking foliage – that she realized she couldn’t live without it. So, in 2012, she launched The Sill – a plant design, delivery and maintenance e-commerce business. Now with a Manhattan storefront,...

The Facts on Flax   Standing three feet tall with glossy leaves and pale blue flowers, the flax plant — Linum usitatissimum — grows wild in cool climates all over the world, from India to Western Europe. The sturdy flax stocks are soaked, causing them to be broken down by a biological...