Woodland Garden June Update
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...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Woodland restoration May 2024
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...
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VISTA Gardens
- May 5
- 1 min
Another Bug Story...Oh It Must Be Summer In Florida
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...
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VISTA Gardens
- May 4
- 1 min
Woodland Restoration Update April 2024
We celebrated VISTA’s 10th anniversary this month, by planting 3 loblolly bay trees. Kindly donated by the Midnight circle of the Tampa...
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Nicole Hutcheson
- May 4
- 1 min
Herbs in the Burbs!
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...
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VISTA Gardens
- May 4
- 1 min
Forget Cicadas, We Got Lubbers
Our fiends at the UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County have so great information on how to control our Lubber problems before they eat...
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VISTA Gardens
- Apr 28
- 1 min
The Pond Gets A Refresh
VISTA thanks Sickles High School National Honor Society members who volunteered this morning. They cleaned and added river rocks and...
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VISTA Gardens
- Apr 25
- 5 min
VISTA Gardens History, Then to Now 2024
Back in the ’80s, this property at 13572 South Village Drive where VISTA Gardens is today was an abandoned water treatment plant and had...
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VISTA Gardens
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Woodland restoration March 2024
Work is going well on the restoration. We continue to remove invasive plants, still focusing on Brazilian pepper. It's a big job, and...
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VISTA Gardens
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Community Support and Interaction
On March 26, Susan Baxter Gibson and Jennifer Grebenschikoff visited the Academy at the Lakes to celebrate with the student who...
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VISTA Gardens
- Mar 17
- 3 min
Environmental Icon Dr. Jane Goodall to Celebrate 90th Birthday Year Spreading a Message of “Hope Through Action” Across the Globe
Sign a birthday card for Jane at VISTA's 10th Anniversary! “People frequently approach me with an anecdote about how Jane Goodall...
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VISTA Gardens
- Mar 10
- 1 min
VISTA Woodland Update
February 2024 Our work in the woodland area again this month focused on removing invasive plants, especially Brazilian pepper. By the...
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VISTA Gardens
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Impact of Soil Health on the Nutrient Density in Vegetables
Recently VISTA Gardens were educated by Rutger Meyers of Chatfield Farms, affiliated with the Denver Botanical Gardens. The gardeners...
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VISTA Gardens
- Mar 2
- 1 min
AARP Florida Volunteers Harvest 150+ Lbs. Of Food for Those in Need
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...
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VISTA Gardens
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Woodland Gardens
January 2024 About a year ago, we started to recognize that there was a beautiful section on theVISTA property that included a cypress...
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VISTA Gardens
- Dec 30, 2023
- 2 min
Gardening preparations for cold weather
Many plants grown in the garden will be damaged at temperatures below freezing. Watch the weather forecast for temperatures at or below...
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VISTA Gardens
- Dec 23, 2023
- 2 min
VISTA Thanks YOU!
Among the many worthy causes to support, you continue to appreciate VISTA Gardens with your financial contributions. Together, we are...
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VISTA Gardens
- Dec 10, 2023
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VISTA Gardens
- Nov 21, 2023
- 4 min
GARDENING LESSONS LEARNED
“The biggest obstacle to good gardening is the desire to know the answers and not the questions.” Monty Don VISTA members shared...
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VISTA Gardens
- Nov 1, 2023
- 1 min
Learning about groundcovers
32 members of our community gathered at VISTA Gardens Wednesday, October 25, to hear Bruce Turley and VISTA'S wildflower gardeners share...
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