Oprah’s Gardening Obsession Is The Best Thing On Instagram

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.