This sign sits at the entrance of the Hilltop Gardens, Inc. property in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken Oct. 6, 2013.

Aloe marlothii is one of over 200 species of aloe the Memorial Aloe Garden at Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas features. The photo was taken on Oct. 6, 2013.

This is another species of aloe featured in the Memorial Aloe Garden at Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken on Oct. 6, 2013.

Aloe decurva is one of over 200 species of aloe the Memorial Aloe Garden at Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas features. The photo was taken on Oct. 6, 2013.

Here is another species of aloe the Memorial Aloe Garden at Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas features. The photo was taken on Oct. 6, 2013.

15 acres of farmland at Hilltop Garden dedicates itself to the growing of aloe vera plants in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013.

Andy Cruz, Farm Facility Manager, tends to the aloe vera and other crops grown at Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013.

Aloe pups- which are the little baby leaves growing from the mother plant- are used for planting aloe, according to Andy Cruz, Farm Facility Manager for Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013.

Aloe vera processing takes place after harvesting the aloe leaves at Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013.

Aloe vera has many cosmetic and medicinal benefits, a fact not lost to the owners and employees of Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken on Oct. 6, 2013.

Above are some of the products that contain aloe vera harvested, processed and sold by Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013.

Pictured are a few more products that contain aloe vera harvested, processed and sold by Hilltop Gardens in Lyford, Texas. The photo was taken on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013.