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Saturday, April 13, 10am-2pm

Woodland Restoration Project

Sickle High School National Honors Society volunteers took on invasive non-native plants allowing for native species to take their place.

Ann & Gail served as fearless guides to reclaim the woodlands of VISTA Gardens.

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EXPERIENCE VISTA GARDENS

Hillsborough County's First Garden Park

Our mission is to provide education and to serve as a sustainable model for organic gardening, native landscaping, and related technologies while providing opportunities to participate in healthy outdoor activities, responsible environmental leadership, growing organic food, and community building.

Take a look around this web site to learn more about our garden, its members and find links to helpful gardening resources.

AARP Gardener

AARP garden

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AARP Gardener

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AARP Gives back to the Community Food Pantry with each harvest. They have donated a whopping 150 + lbs. of nutritious food to those in need this season.

Community Gardens

"According to the Trust for Public Land, “today there are more than 29,000 garden plots in city parks in just the 100 largest U.S. Cities.” That is a lot of space and a lot of leverage, and it doesn’t even include gardens at
faith communities, non-profits, businesses, private land, and those in smaller cities, suburban communities, and rural areas!"

Alyssa McKim,
Contributor to the American Community Gardening Association magazine

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Easy does it on that fertilizer....Tips for sustainable gardening

The Latest on the VISTA Blog

Environmental Icon Dr. Jane Goodall to Celebrate 90th Birthday Year Spreading a Message of “Hope Through Action” Across the Globe

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Arbor Day 2023

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VISTA In the News:

Grant helps VISTA Gardens with restoration project

VISTA Celebrates Gardener's B'day

The Great Florida Outdoors

Community garden connects residents with nature

VISTA Gardens celebrates Florida Arbor Day

Carrollwood community garden feeds so many needs

USF partners with VISTA Gardens to study bugs

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Future VISTA Gardeners

At VISTA we not only nurture or plants we nurture children to become future gardeners.

Pollinator Gardens

With approximately 75 percent of all food crops grown in the United States depending on pollinator animals, the Pollinator Gardens at VISTA aid in producing ample crops.

Landscape Demonstration Garden at VISTA Gardens

Sickles HS NHS volunteers

Sickles HS NHS volunteers manual removal of wedelia and grasses, December 4, 2021

Bruce Turley, Garden Designer, presents plan to Wildflower Garden Resident Experts, Augu

Landscape Demonstration Garden at VISTA Gardens

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Native Plants at VISTA

Plants native to Florida are not the same as plants introduced from other places. Native plants provide conservation benefits that others rarely measure up to. When you select plants adapted to your growing conditions, they require very little attention once they are fully established. They will not need additional water and fertilizer to thrive, nor will they need pesticides to cope with typical insect pests. They also are the plants that will literally bring life to your landscape. Native plants form the only real foundation for Florida’s butterflies, bees, and other pollinators, hummingbirds, songbirds, and other interesting wildlife. Living landscapes connect us to the real world and create a sense of wonder in what would otherwise be sterile and uninteresting. You will not be limited in your choices or aesthetics. There are hundreds of wonderful plants to choose from.

Craig N. Huegel