Village Institute for Sustainable Technologies & Agriculture

Dotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata), also known as Spotted Beebalm, https://www.flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-monarda-punctata/...

As a founder and former C-I-E-I-O of VISTA, the current board nicely keeps me updated on their board notes which I greatly appreciate....

Bad news! Hornworms can devour the precious foliage of an entire tomato plant in a day. Good news! Parasitoid wasps, as natural...

Mike Arnold, Sierra Shellabarger, and Kyle Reed represented VISTA Gardens at USF's Bull Market sponsored by USF's Center for Leadership...

With grateful appreciation to Michele Vatalaro and her fellow members of the Moonlight Garden Circle of the Tampa Garden Circle for their...

Janet Stanko, Chair, VISTA's Pond Committee, received wonderful help from 8-11 USF Rotaract members who weeded and tended the pollinator...

We will welcome VISTA's new tree: a beautiful Marlberry (Ardisia escallonioides) VISTA Gardens thanks the Moonlight Garden Circle of The...

January 10th 4-5:30 p.m. The event is open to VISTA members, neighbors and the general public! Featuring Stacey Matrazzo, Executive...

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...

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...

Native plant of the month featured in January 2023 is the Longleaf Pine Tree. We just passed the first anniversary of 2 Longleaf pine...

Thanks to Bill Clark lettuce starts are available to VISTA gardeners. Plan to transplant lettuce starts in your garden in the coming...

Let it snow...Snow Squarestem (Melanthera nivea) is also known as Salt & Pepper, among other names has been selected as this month's...

Lopsided Indiangrass Sorghastrum secundum A medium to large perennial grass that grows 2-3 ft. in height and up to 6 ft. when its...

On all of the plants we noticed something unusual that led us to look more closely. Could these be the characteristic nests created by...

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...

For those who missed the irrigation workshop, here are some pointers to getting started with installing your own system: 1. Decide if you...

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...

Compost is a mix of decaying nutrient-rich soil with a medium density that is naturally made using oxygen, bacteria, water, and organic...