My extravagance is my garden - it’s the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.

Ina Garten’s line reframes “extravagance” not as wasteful spending but as a deliberate, sustaining luxury: a cultivated space that repays attention daily. By calling her garden her extravagance, she suggests that the most meaningful indulgences are often simple, sensory, and rooted in routine—something that shapes mood and perspective at the start of each day. The emphasis on looking at it “every morning” highlights pleasure as a practice rather than an occasional treat, and it aligns with Garten’s broader public persona: valuing comfort, beauty, and hospitality through tangible, everyday rituals.