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.
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Take a look around this web site to learn more about our garden, its members and find links to helpful gardening resources.
AARP Gives back to the Community Food Pantry with the season's first harvest of banana and jalapeño peppers, collard greens, and bok choy.
Nature Coast Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society Tours VISTA 11/18/2023
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
VISTA Is Getting More Social
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VISTA In the News:
VISTA Celebrates
Members
VISTA celebrates our current and past members
Community
VISTA was recognized for enhancing the community
Sustainability
Our organic gardens and native landscapes promote sustainability
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Future VISTA Gardeners
At VISTA we not only nurture or plants we nurture children to become future gardeners.
Landscape Demonstration Garden at VISTA Gardens
Sickles HS NHS volunteers manual removal of wedelia and grasses, December 4, 2021
Landscape Demonstration Garden at VISTA Gardens
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.