June is Black Music Month.
It’s a time to celebrate the soundtracks of our lives and the roots that keep us grounded. It’s a reminder to honor the rhythms, voices, and creative brilliance that have shaped culture worldwide.
From soul and disco to gospel, go-go, hip-hop, and house, Black music has always been the heartbeat of culture and a source of joy, resistance, and storytelling.
In many ways, flowers do the same. Music and flowers both speak without saying a word. They help us feel seen. Help us feel. Period.
🎶 “Our people have always been lovers of music and flowers.”
Bessie Weaver, one of the first known African American florists, once said:
“Be it said to the credit of our race, our people have always been lovers of music and flowers.”
And she was spot on because, in our community, flowers and music show up for all of it.
They both set the tone for celebration, mourning, gratitude, and growth.
A well-placed bloom hits just like a perfectly timed beat.
🌸 More Than a Mood, They're Medicine
For many people across cultures, flowers are a feeling. And music? That’s the soundtrack to every emotion.
Just like a well-placed bloom, Black music tells a story. It’s healing. It’s celebratory. It sets the mood for cookouts and quiet mornings, for protest and praise.
The connection between music and flowers runs deeper than aesthetics. It’s about how we feel, how we honor, and how we show love.
🧘🏾♀️ Arrange to the Rhythm
We often encourage people to arrange flowers with music playing in the background. Why?
Because creating with your hands while being moved by rhythmic sound is its own kind of therapy.
Whether it’s Nina Simone’s voice guiding your fingers or a Sade slow groove steadying your breath, flowers and music are both rooted in feeling.
💐 Celebrate With Us
This month (and every month for that matter), we invite you to turn up your favorite Black artist (past or present) grab your DIY Bloom Box, and arrange something beautiful.
Reflect. Reclaim your softness. And give flowers—literally and figuratively—to the artists, ancestors, and everyday people who inspire you.
Because in our culture, and those we influence around the world, the beat and the bloom are always connected.
