HILLTOP GARDENS was recognized by the State of Texas as the first commercial Aloe vera farm and the site of the beginning of the modern aloe industry in the United States. HILLTOP GARDENS was established by Lee Ewald, called “the mother of Aloe vera” in 1939. HILLTOP GARDENS has developed into one of the World’s largest and most technologically advanced producers of Aloe vera since ECONET acquired it in 1988.