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VG Wildflowers Fun Facts
As VISTA Gardens’ Wildflowers consultant Bruce Turley says, “Plants are the grocery, apothecary and hardware stores of the past.” VISTA...

VISTA Gardens
Feb 21, 20224 min read


How to prepare for a winter freeze
1. Pick all fruit and veggies on the vine and let them ripen at home. 2. Wait 2-3 weeks after the freeze to determine whether...

VISTA Gardens
Feb 21, 20221 min read


Meet February's native plant of the month!
This month the Wildflower Garden Committee has selected to show case the Tropical sage. Photo at VISTA Gardens by Kathy Neukamm Tropical...

VISTA Gardens
Jan 30, 20221 min read


VISTA Volunteers
On nearly any day of the week VISTA Gardens is teeming with volunteer gardeners who do everything from plucking weeds to planning and...

VISTA Gardens
Jan 26, 20222 min read


The Art of Gardening
“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.” Claude Monet Swathes of color and texture now sweep across the entrance to VISTA Gardens. ...

VISTA Gardens
Nov 7, 20212 min read


Say Hello to VISTA’s Wildflower Garden Resident Experts!
VISTA’s Wildflower Garden along the berm will soon be moving to the next stage; after solarization comes soil prep and planting! And,...

VISTA Gardens
Oct 3, 20214 min read


Let the Sun Shine: How we’re eradicating weeds with sunshine, and you can too.
Something exciting is afoot in the patch of soil that will become VISTA’s Wildflower Garden. A process known as soil solarization is...

VISTA Gardens
Sep 25, 20212 min read


VISTA members we need your help! Don’t just take; take a turn!
Each VISTA gardener benefits mightily when we add compost to our raised garden beds. To show our appreciation, let’s each sign up to help...

VISTA Gardens
Jun 28, 20201 min read


Want to learn about composting? We teach about composting too!
VISTA Gardens hosts community groups for tours, especially children’s field trips and Boy and Girl Scouts working on related badges and...

VISTA Gardens
Jun 28, 20201 min read


VISTA Gardens Compost Tent...Where Waste Becomes Garden Food!
Where discarded food and plant material become a microbe-rich living soil amendment for member gardeners to use in their raised garden...

VISTA Gardens
Jun 27, 20202 min read
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