Aloe 'Safari Sunset'
The gorgeous blooming aloes in the first photo are sadly not my own, but from one of my absolute favorite gardens anywhere. I saw these in the garden of Jim Bishop and Scott Borden on the day of the winter solstice, 2018. These bright and cheery plants electrified the last rays of sunlight that afternoon. Scott and Jim’s garden is my favorite in San Diego and for good reason. They are on a one-acre lot with a north-facing precariously steep slope- a lot that would be my last cho ice for a successful garden and have turned it into a masterpiece. These aloes were bred specifically for resistance to aloe mite and are a great choice for a rock garden or to use as a short ground cover. These aloes are Aloe ‘Safari Sunset’ and I was thrilled to find them at Rogers’s Gardens in Corona Del Mar a few days later. I recognized them and then looked at the price tag. Yikes! 18.99 for a somewhat rootbound one gallon. Despite the hefty price tag I bought one for my garden and one as a Hanuk
