Brian Kemble is curator at the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek. His monthly column focuses on drought tolerant plants and dry gardens. When the genus Aloe is mentioned, many people think ...

Aloe vera is a well-known plant species from the genus Aloe used throughout the globe in wide range of products from creams and soaps to drinks and over-the-counter products. The genus Aloe has been ...

As a lifelong lover of succulents, it’s exciting for me to see that they are suddenly back in vogue. Driven in large part by social media, sales of these wonderfully low-maintenance houseplants have ...

For any of us who burn in the sun, Aloe vera gel is just about the only practical relief we can get. It works well for plain old itchy skin, too. It has a clean, crisp fragrance that never over powers ...

Aloes include a wide range of succulents that occur naturally, mainly in Africa and Madagascar. About 125 different species are indigenous to South Africa, and many garden hybrids have been created to ...

It’s time we talked about aloe. So easy to grow, beautiful, intriguing, almost mythical as a healing plant, cultivated as a medicinal plant for more than 2,500 years. You too can grow it, propagate it ...

"Published ... in association with the British Cactus and Succulent Society"--T.p. verso. Cultivation -- A history of Aloe exploration and discovery -- How to use ...

Tree Aloes, the familiar succulent plants with red-hot-pokerlike flower clusters, are at their blooming best in January, but are showing off already around town. Large clumps of aloes can be seen at ...

All the whimsy of Wonderland is here, but instead of giant mushrooms, there are rows of 12-foot aloes. Tweedledee and Tweedledum are a pair of big-bellied bottle trees squatting in the sun. Blooming ...