Garden Wars!!! (Week 1)

There’s been a lot of smack-talk happening on Twitter among John Sarvay (of Floricane and Buttermilk & Molasses), Ryan Smartt (of ConnectRichmond), and Scott Pharr (of PharrOut and RVANews) over the last few weeks. But it’s not about who’s the smartest, strongest, or the manliest. No, no, it’s about gardens.

May 26, 2010; 6:00 AM • by RVANews staff

We decided it was high time these gentlemen have a proper battle, a platform on which each can highlight his gardening skills and publicly shame his opponents. Each week, we will post photos from their gardens, complete with captions written by the gardeners themselves. This week we’ll be featuring photos of…

1. A cute kid somehow involved with the gardening process
2. A featured item of the gardeners’ choosing
3. The overall harvest for the week

Then you, the readers, will declare the week’s winner in the comments. Whoever is victorious will receive praise, glory, and the knowledge that he CRUSHED the competition. Because that’s what counts. When it’s all said and done, whoever has won the most weeks out of this three-month battle will be treated to dinner by the remaining sorry excuses for gardeners his competitors.

Let us begin! Garden Wars!!!! Week 1!!!!

Sarvay

(who, it must be noted, was assisted by his lovely wife, Nikole)

At the tender age of two, Thea remains capable of glib delight even when confronted with a lapful of freshly harvested kale leaves. And she loves it – raw and in her smoothies!