Village Institute for Sustainable Technologies & Agriculture

The main event in the woodland in October was hurricane Milton.  The VISTA property was spared serious damage, and we were grateful.  We...

September was a rainy month, and a good time for planting. We planted many purchased and transplanted flowers, shrubs and a few trees. So...

With the hot steamy weather, we haven’t been as active in the woodlands this month. With the help of VISTA an and USF volunteers, we did...

We’re relieved to see the return of the summer afternoon rains.  While it means more weeds, it also has lead to the return of standing...

It’s the dry season, and like all the other local gardeners, we’ll appreciate when the rain starts. This month we planted native plants...

And just like that the weather warms and a pethoria of bugs have found their way into the garden. Roberta shared that yesterday she spent...

We celebrated VISTA’s 10th anniversary this month, by planting 3 loblolly bay trees.  Kindly donated by the Midnight circle of the Tampa...

Here's special news from the Herb Garden: May is here! Can you hear summer knocking on Florida’s door? With the hot weather comes a...

Our fiends at the UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County have so great information on how to control our Lubber problems before they eat...

VISTA thanks Sickles High School National Honor Society members who volunteered this morning. They cleaned and added river rocks and...

Back in the ’80s, this property at 13572 South Village Drive where VISTA Gardens is today was an abandoned water treatment plant and had...

Work is going well on the restoration. We continue to remove invasive plants, still focusing on Brazilian pepper. It's a big job, and...

On March 26, Susan Baxter Gibson and Jennifer Grebenschikoff visited the Academy at the Lakes to celebrate with the student who...

Sign a birthday card for Jane at VISTA's 10th Anniversary! “People frequently approach me with an anecdote about how Jane Goodall...

February 2024 Our work in the woodland area again this month focused on removing invasive plants, especially Brazilian pepper.  By the...

Recently VISTA Gardens were educated by Rutger Meyers of Chatfield Farms, affiliated with the Denver Botanical Gardens. The gardeners...

The VISTA Gardens AARP gardens continue to shine as they have now grown over 150 pounds of food that has been donated to the needy! Read...

January 2024 About a year ago, we started to recognize that there was a beautiful section on theVISTA property that included a cypress...

Many plants grown in the garden will be damaged at temperatures below freezing. Watch the weather forecast for temperatures at or below...

Among the many worthy causes to support, you continue to appreciate VISTA Gardens with your financial contributions. Together, we are...