In an entertaining profile last weekend, hip hop mogul DJ Khaled shared his love of gardening and his five favorite flowers (hydrangea, bougainvillea, orchid, geranium and birds of paradise).
Ever have to fight through the stereotype that men don’t like flowers — or that flowers and gardening are passions best left to the staid?
Last weekend, The New York Times gave florists everywhere some great social media fodder — in the form of a very hip endorsement.
“I’m addicted to my flowers,” said DJ Khaled, a hip-hop producer, music executive and radio host, currently on tour with Beyoncé
Khaled often shows off pictures of his garden on Snapchat — his handle is djkhaled305 — and he told the Times he sees the flower-filled space as a place to relax and find inspiration.
“If I’m stressed out, I go sit there and just embrace it and play some nice reggae music in the background,” he said. “You should try it one day.”
In the interview, he endorsed hiring a professional to help create a home garden, but then admitted that the maintenance of a garden is a labor of love — and, really, a joy.
“I show them love,” he said. “When you show the flowers love, you see the love.”
Read about another artist — this time a 19th century force — who devoted herself to her garden.
