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Aloe Vera is a wonderful plant which can easily be grown in any home. One of the reasons that Aloe Vera is easy to care for is that the growers produce hybrids of two or more species. The benefit of this is that the hybrid inherits the ability to be grown in a variety of conditions, making it a hardier plant. If you want your Aloe Vera plant to stay healthy then it is a good idea to reproduce the conditions they normally have in nature. This means you need to fool it into thinking that it is growing on a slope by placing differently sized pebbles and stones at the bottom of the plant pot. This also aids with drainage which is very important.

Light and Temperature

Aloes are native to Africa and the Mediterranean, both of which are warm and sunny. If you live in a part of the world which is a lot colder then you will need to keep your Aloe Vera indoors where it will receive the sun. When the summer comes and it is warmer, placing your Aloe Vera outside is a good idea. If your Aloe Vera receives plenty of light then you can hope for some yellow/orange flowers.

Watering

Aloe Veras like a good watering but be left to dry out before being watered again. Because this is a succulent, lots of water is held within the leaves so minimal watering is required during winter.

Soil and Feeding

Use a well drained potting mix with sand, grit and pumice or alternatively buy some “cacti mix” potting soil. In the spring use a weak solution of fertilizer.

Aloe Veras not only look nice in the home but also have many health benefits and can be used in the treatment of insect stings, burns and helps with digestion problems. If you have shied away from caring for plants in fear of killing them, then buying an Aloe Vera is a great option as they are so easy to care for.

George Kerr loves caring for plants and writes articles on growing plants such as Spider plants and Boston Ferns.

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The Bonsai Specialist $9.98 With topics ranging from watering and feeding to spirit and aesthetics, this is an all-in-one guide to the art of the bonsai. It features advice on looking for and raising trees; handling pests and diseases; using composts; potting; choosing containers; pruning the plants; and displaying them. A convenient A-Z guide covers virtually every species of indoor and outdoor tree.

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Classic Bonsai of Japan $56.98 Enter the fascinating world of bonsai, the centuries-old gardening art form of cultivating trees as potted plants. Refined to a high art in Japan, bonsai offers not only the familiar gardening delights but also, at its highest levels, a philosophical and aesthetic communion with nature. Here in CLASSIC BONSAI OF JAPAN, the Nippon Bonsai Association, Japan’s preeminent voice of the bonsai tradition, introduces a collection of the finest bonsai pieces to be found in Japan today-some of them presented to a Western audience for the first time. Over 130 full color and 48 black-and-white plates of priceless specimens with informative commentary provide a definitive tour of the bonsai world-from a 15-year-old flowering cherry to a majestic 1,000-year-old Yezo spruce. The notes for each piece offer insights into the balance, style, harmony, and overall aesthetic effect along with comments on the history of its cultivation at the hands of several generations of bonsai masters. John Bester brings his intimate knowledge of Japanese culture and sensibility to an elegant interpretation of bonsai art specifically adapted to Western readers. Essays on appreciation, history, and aesthetics further invite readers to enjoy this "natural" art on an informed level. A feast for the eyes as well as a lasting monument to the history of an artistic tradition, this deluxe volume is sure to delight the bonsai enthusiast, garden hobbyist, lover of things Japanese-indeed anyone with an interest in looking at art and nature in unison.

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