VISTA Out In The Community 1/11/2023
Mike Arnold, Sierra Shellabarger, and Kyle Reed represented VISTA Gardens at USF's Bull Market sponsored by USF's Center for Leadership...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 22
- 1 min
VISTA Has a New Tree!
With grateful appreciation to Michele Vatalaro and her fellow members of the Moonlight Garden Circle of the Tampa Garden Circle for their...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 21
- 1 min
USF Rotaract volunteers help maintain VISTA's pond 1/15/2023
Janet Stanko, Chair, VISTA's Pond Committee, received wonderful help from 8-11 USF Rotaract members who weeded and tended the pollinator...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Come Celebrate Florida’s Arbor Day! 1/20/2023
We will welcome VISTA's new tree: a beautiful Marlberry (Ardisia escallonioides) VISTA Gardens thanks the Moonlight Garden Circle of The...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 16
- 1 min
Special Event: The Importance of Natural Habitats 1/10/2023
January 10th 4-5:30 p.m. The event is open to VISTA members, neighbors and the general public! Featuring Stacey Matrazzo, Executive...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 16
- 1 min
VISTA GARDENS Bike Ride Sunday, January 29 (new date)
Join us for a casually paced bike ride on the Upper Tampa Bay Trail! Option 1: Meet at Carrollwood Village Park, (ride to trail, continue...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 4
- 1 min
Meet the VISTA Communications Team
Is reading the monthly VISTA Matters one of your guilty pleasures like it is for me? Do you ever find yourself wondering what is or has...
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VISTA Gardens
- Jan 1
- 1 min
January Native Plant of the Month
Native plant of the month featured in January 2023 is the Longleaf Pine Tree. We just passed the first anniversary of 2 Longleaf pine...
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VISTA Gardens
- Dec 23, 2022
- 1 min
Lettuce Starts Available For Transplant
Thanks to Bill Clark lettuce starts are available to VISTA gardeners. Plan to transplant lettuce starts in your garden in the coming...
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VISTA Gardens
- Dec 3, 2022
- 1 min
December Native Plant of the Month
Let it snow...Snow Squarestem (Melanthera nivea) is also known as Salt & Pepper, among other names has been selected as this month's...
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VISTA Gardens
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
November Native Plant of the Month
Lopsided Indiangrass Sorghastrum secundum A medium to large perennial grass that grows 2-3 ft. in height and up to 6 ft. when its...
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VISTA Gardens
- Oct 31, 2022
- 1 min
Sweet Everlasting hosts American Lady Butterfly May 2022
On all of the plants we noticed something unusual that led us to look more closely. Could these be the characteristic nests created by...
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VISTA Gardens
- Oct 30, 2022
- 2 min
The Rich Story of Compost
Have you ever wondered how the dirt we use in our raised beds becomes healthy soil? Here’s the long story … just kidding! Simply put, the...
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VISTA Gardens
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Irrigation Instructions
For those who missed the irrigation workshop, here are some pointers to getting started with installing your own system: 1. Decide if you...
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VISTA Gardens
- Sep 25, 2022
- 2 min
Life is Better with Herbs
Have you checked out the communal herb garden yet? Along the main entry path and across from the pavilion lies our shared herb garden—a...
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VISTA Gardens
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Compost and soil are not the same thing.
Compost is a mix of decaying nutrient-rich soil with a medium density that is naturally made using oxygen, bacteria, water, and organic...
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VISTA Gardens
- Sep 24, 2022
- 1 min
October Native Plant of the Month
Elliott’s lovegrass Eragrostis elliottii typically blooms in fall but may produce flowers in summer or even year-round. Its seeds are...
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VISTA Gardens
- Aug 28, 2022
- 1 min
September Wildflower of the Month
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, commonly known as Blue Porterweed, is a low-growing, sprawling wildflower and an excellent addition to...
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VISTA Gardens
- Aug 19, 2022
- 2 min
Happy National Honey Bee Day!
Honey bees. Where would we be without them? According to the US Department of Agriculture, one in three bites of food in the United...
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