by Jen Greene | Jul 2, 2024 | Aloes, Cacti, Succulents
Read the Previous Recaps: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Alright, we’re finally wrapping up the summer show & sale! Before I started, I thought this would be a nice little 2 post series to show some of the coolest stuff that I thought to take pictures of… but... 
by Jen Greene | Feb 7, 2024 | Aloes, Succulents
Continuing my update on the aloes and their winter growth, we’re going to look at more! This post will have more of my recent additions, all within 2023. I divided multiple plants last summer, including my “purple people eater”, “raspberry... 
by Jen Greene | Jan 31, 2024 | Aloes, Succulents
I haven’t posted an update on my beloved aloes in some time, and the collection has morphed making an update overdue! I have divided several and offered the divisions for sale at the local cactus club; some have rebounded quite well, while others are slower to... 
by Jen Greene | May 2, 2023 | Aloes, Succulents
I keep telling myself I have enough aloe hybrids, that I don’t need more, and where am I even going to put them, anyway? But then I see a new one at a local show or club meeting, and of course, it just has to come home with me. These are so easy to care for,... by Jen Greene | Nov 10, 2021 | Aloes
The Book Aloe is an uncommon species that is extremely striking as a juvenile, but seldom recognized in its adult form. I discovered the species during the COVID lockdowns in 2020, and picked up a handful to grow up and eventually use as landscape aloes (and also to... 
by Jen Greene | Oct 13, 2021 | Aloes
This aloe is a show stopper in nearly every collection, particularly as they gain some size. They are slow growing, which contributes to some of what makes them so coveted: a large specimen is often 30+ years old, usually older. I picked mine up in 2019, and they... 