Oprah’s Gardening Obsession Is The Best Thing On Instagram
You get a tomato! You get a tomato! Everybody gets tomatoes!
Oprah has been all over the headlines lately. With a rumoured presidential run, a new packaged mashed potato line, and a game changing Golden Globes speech that brought audiences to tears, we just can’t get enough of the billionaire media maven.
But let’s not forget what Oprah’s greatest contribution to society: her garden. Anyone who follows Oprah on Instagram–which should be all of you!–is familiar with the icon’s signature post, which features a joyful Oprah with an overflowing, colour-coordinated basket of fresh vegetables. Her expression says it all: look at the bliss! Look at that joy! It’s like she can’t even help herself! In celebration of Oprah’s birthday, we look back at her Instagram to chart the past 46 times she’s shared a photo of her incredibly bountiful, beautiful garden with the world. Enjoy.
46. Oprah being SO happy with her bountiful harvest.
45. Oprah planning to make potato soup and carrot juice.
44. Oprah smizing with some precious purple potatoes.
43. Oprah being pleased with her cauliflower picks.
42. Oprah holding a very large zucchini. (With cow looking on.)
41. Oprah with COLLARD GREENS and CARROTS.
40. Oprah explaining the cycle of eggs and chickens.
39. Oprah presenting her colour coordinated harvest picks.
38. Oprah fighting to be seen behind a pile of fruits and veggies.
37. Oprah promising to make us soup.
36. Oprah promising to make us sorbet.
35. Oprah and garden and friends.
34. Oprah loving real tomatoes.
33. Oprah (and Stedman!) turning up for turnips.
32. Oprah making me crave guacamole and fig oatmeal.
31. Oprah flying on a private jet with a dog and a basket of vegetables.
30. Oprah blessing her followers with roses.
29. Oprah posing with her #harvest.
28. Oprah sharing her bounty: You get a tomato! You get a tomato! You get a tomato!
27. Oprah stepping out with wet hair in January.
26. Oprah showcasing her gift for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi.
25. Oprah appreciating miles and miles of sugar.
24. Oprah bragging that her flower bushes are bigger than yours.
23. Oprah growing corn.
22. Oprah organizing her fresh herbs.
21. Oprah celebrating her first hydrangea blossoms.
20. Oprah planting a tree with Carrie Underwood.
19. Oprah putting her basil into focus, but also out of focus.
18. Oprah making a sultry face, surrounded by flowers.
17. Oprah appreciating millennial pink and artsy filters.
16. Oprah harvesting enough food to feed
15. Oprah stopping to smell the roses.
14. Oprah wondering what to do with all this dill.
13. Oprah carrying a (very heavy?!) basket of greens.
12. Oprah showing off her adorable strawberries, and adorable smile.
11. Oprah and her dogs and her tomatoes.
10. Oprah proving that this bunch of flowers is bigger than her head.
9. Oprah sharing her love for organic farming and photography with her followers.
8. Oprah letting her golden retriever carry a plate of tomatoes.
7. Oprah spreading her botanical wisdom: “Did you know every rose has a name?”
6. Oprah planting trees, even on vacation.
5. Oprah finding flea market steals.
4. Oprah and her flowers.
3. Oprah defining the perfect apple: crisp, tart and sweet.
2. Oprah turning her food into a feast.
1. Oprah making us want to start our own gardens.
https://www.instagram.com/p/M_2rNByS9y/?utm_source=ig_embed
https://www.instagram.com/p/4kjRTGyS1L/?utm_source=ig_embed
41. Oprah with COLLARD GREENS and CARROTS.
https://www.instagram.com/p/5KkrmDSS0B/?utm_source=ig_embed
40. Oprah explaining the cycle of eggs and chickens.
https://www.instagram.com/p/TL2JD5SSyp/?utm_source=ig_embed
39. Oprah presenting her colour coordinated harvest picks.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Y0SaJpyS2a/?utm_source=ig_embed
38. Oprah fighting to be seen behind a pile of fruits and veggies.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ZGTb0BSS4F/?utm_source=ig_embed
37. Oprah promising to make us soup.
https://www.instagram.com/p/ZYeLs0ySy7/?utm_source=ig_embed
36. Oprah promising to make us sorbet.
https://www.instagram.com/p/agbJzkyS6v/?utm_source=ig_embed
35. Oprah and garden and friends.
https://www.instagram.com/p/blp697yS43/?utm_source=ig_embed
34. Oprah loving real tomatoes.
https://www.instagram.com/p/eKvo7jSSxq/?utm_source=ig_embed
33. Oprah (and Stedman!) turning up for turnips.
https://www.instagram.com/p/m5mbCvyS27/?utm_source=ig_embed
32. Oprah making me crave guacamole and fig oatmeal.
https://www.instagram.com/p/evK3a3SS1T/?utm_source=ig_embed
31. Oprah flying on a private jet with a dog and a basket of vegetables.
https://www.instagram.com/p/fEF6j9yS23/?utm_source=ig_embed
30. Oprah blessing her followers with roses.
https://www.instagram.com/p/nOQcqsSS81/?utm_source=ig_embed
29. Oprah posing with her #harvest.
https://www.instagram.com/p/kFWlAgySxW/?utm_source=ig_embed
28. Oprah sharing her bounty: You get a tomato! You get a tomato! You get a tomato!
https://www.instagram.com/p/O9hxvvyS7A/?utm_source=ig_embed
27. Oprah stepping out with wet hair in January.
https://www.instagram.com/p/jPYEwZyS14/?utm_source=ig_embed
26. Oprah showcasing her gift for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi.
https://www.instagram.com/p/azYu2VyS1V/?utm_source=ig_embed
25. Oprah appreciating miles and miles of sugar.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ook9AMSS8w/?utm_source=ig
24. Oprah bragging that her flower bushes are bigger than yours.
https://www.instagram.com/p/NZP6zKyS4C/?utm_source=ig_embed
23. Oprah growing corn.
https://www.instagram.com/p/M_3sx9SS-l/?utm_source=ig_embed
22. Oprah organizing her fresh herbs.
https://www.instagram.com/p/M_3UJQSS-R/?utm_source=ig_embed
21. Oprah celebrating her first hydrangea blossoms.
https://www.instagram.com/p/KtWtw6yS1v/?utm_source=ig_embed
20. Oprah planting a tree with Carrie Underwood.
https://www.instagram.com/p/K0hVyJyS9r/?utm_source=ig_embed
19. Oprah putting her basil into focus, but also out of focus.
https://www.instagram.com/p/L5pQkCSS0w/?utm_source=ig_embed
18. Oprah making a sultry face, surrounded by flowers.
https://www.instagram.com/p/PiLAArySyP/?utm_source=ig_embed
17. Oprah appreciating millennial pink and artsy filters.
https://www.instagram.com/p/XFbI-IyS0I/?utm_source=ig_embed
16. Oprah harvesting enough food to feed
https://www.instagram.com/p/O9iWUwyS7b/?utm_source=ig_embed
15. Oprah stopping to smell the roses.
https://www.instagram.com/p/mK6mmQSS_p/?utm_source=ig_embed
14. Oprah wondering what to do with all this dill.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BU2bvKIgXGq/?utm_source=ig_embed
13. Oprah carrying a (very heavy?!) basket of greens.
https://www.instagram.com/p/mnjqfYSS0l/?utm_source=ig_embed
12. Oprah showing off her adorable strawberries, and adorable smile.
https://www.instagram.com/p/mDlXgvyS99/?utm_source=ig_embed
11. Oprah and her dogs and her tomatoes.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BK8ow25hGpQ/?utm_source=ig_embed
10. Oprah proving that this bunch of flowers is bigger than her head.
https://www.instagram.com/p/NZRWhvSS5B/?utm_source=ig_embed
9. Oprah sharing her love for organic farming and photography with her followers.
https://www.instagram.com/p/M_3_3JyS-u/?utm_source=ig_embed
8. Oprah letting her golden retriever carry a plate of tomatoes.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTZWF9KgP7x/?utm_source=ig_embed
7. Oprah spreading her botanical wisdom: "Did you know every rose has a name?"
https://www.instagram.com/p/NZU3cGyS7u/?utm_source=ig_embed
6. Oprah planting trees, even on vacation.
https://www.instagram.com/p/N9FAfySSxv/?utm_source=ig_embed
5. Oprah finding flea market steals.
https://www.instagram.com/p/O_5TpVyS2C/?utm_source=ig_embed
4. Oprah and her flowers.
https://www.instagram.com/p/PiLAArySyP/?utm_source=ig_embed
3. Oprah defining the perfect apple: crisp, tart and sweet.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ph7rwtyS2P/?utm_source=ig_embed
2. Oprah turning her food into a feast.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWJvgEsAZK_/?taken-by=oprah
1. Oprah making us want to start our own gardens.
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