Village Institute for Sustainable Technologies & Agriculture

The second annual Creepy Crawlies in the Garden event was a HUGE success! We had the largest turnout of any of our educational community festivals to date. So many people of all ages showed up that we ran out of scavenger hunt maps and food. We got a lot of great feedback from participants as well as some cool ideas for next time.

Sickles High School National Honor Society members who volunteered at VISTA Gardens September 13th

Among the many worthy causes to support, you continue to appreciate VISTA Gardens with your financial contributions. Together, we are cultivating a vibrant and sustainable community for generations to come and we thank you for your ongoing support!

Safer than fogging, mosquito buckets are a simple alternative to manage mosquitoes.  Mosquito fogging harms pets, bees and many other pollinators. These buckets are a safe, affordable way to save butterflies, ladybugs and valued pollinators.  

Harith Talapaneni, a junior in High School and a Boy Scout, recently finished his Eagle project, where he designed, planned, and constr Park and VISTA Gardens. On Friday June 20, 10 Master Gardener Volunteers planted two different species of native milkweed, including Pink swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and White aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis) in the native butterfly garden, before meeting summer campers, ages 10 – 13, at the entrance to the bridge spanning

The Carrollwood Pollinator Corridor has launched with plantings at Carrollwood Village Park and VISTA Gardens. On Friday June 20, 10 Master Gardener Volunteers planted two different species of native milkweed, including Pink swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) and White aquatic milkweed (Asclepias perennis) in the native butterfly garden, before meeting summer campers, ages 10 – 13, at the entrance to the bridge spanning the retention pond.