Garden & Gun

Garden & Gun is a southern lifestyle magazine written for both men and women who have passion for all things southern; including the food, the arts and culture, the sporting lifestyle, the land, the travel destinations, and the overall ideals and values that make the south unique.

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The Things We Carry • CLEARING OUT THE OFFICE UNCOVERS A TROVE OF MISSIVES AND MEMORIES

“My idea of the perfect Sunday was driving somewhere I could see horses” • —Susan Orlean, who wrote about the annual Chincoteague Pony Swim in Virginia (p. 138)

LETTERS

Social Chatter • GARDENANDGUN.COM AND BEYOND

Brooklyn’s Bridge • ACTOR AND DESIGNER BROOKLYN DECKER RECONNECTS WITH HER CHARLOTTE ROOTS

Mammoth Talent • INSIDE THE MARVELOUS MIND OF SCULPTOR WALKER BABINGTON

Southern Aces • THE REGION’S WOMEN ARE RULING TENNIS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. AHEAD OF THE FRENCH OPEN AND WIMBLEDON, HERE ARE TEN TO CHEER ON

Florida Original • ALONG ANCIENT SAND DUNES, A LONG-STUDIED, WHIP-SMART BIRD STILL ASTONISHES BIOLOGISTS

Back to Caamp • THE FOLK-ROCK WUNDERKINDS RETURN WITH A NEW ALBUM AND A NEW OUTLOOK

Southern Hunting’s Next Chapter • A NEW HISTORY OF THE SPORTING LIFE TARGETS A BETTER FUTURE

Garbage Decisions • IS IT OKAY TO TOSS THE OCCASIONAL APPLE CORE OR CHICKEN BONE OFF THE BOAT?

Summer Frost • BOURBON, AMARO, AND BEER MINGLE IN A MUGGED-UP COCKTAIL THAT’S PURE REFRESHMENT

Shrimp with a Kick • GULF BEAUTIES SHINE IN CHEF ERIK NIEL’S BRIGHT AGUACHILE

Drink a Peach • THE SOUTH’S FAVORITE SUMMER FRUIT TASTES JUST AS SWEET IN YOUR GLASS

The Pride of Montezuma • BISCUITS, BURGERS, FRIED CHICKEN, AND DEDICATION KEEP A SMALL-TOWN INSTITUTION HUMMING

Pool Cool • RETRO-CHIC ESSENTIALS FOR HOT DAYS BY THE DEEP END

Eden Among the Oaks • ON A SOUTH CAROLINA ISLAND, A PAIR OF PROFESSIONAL BAKERS BUILT A LOWCOUNTRY SANCTUARY

Lake Superior • OUTSIDE DALLAS, A FAMILY SUMMER SPLASH PAD GOES BIG ON WATERFRONT FUN

Budding Tastes • AS CHARLESTON’S FOOD SCENE EVOLVED, SO DID A CHEF’S PALATE

Living Large • A SINGLE MOM OF A PIT MIX RESCUE FINDS HER WAY TO A BLENDED PACK

Blessed Assurance • TEN YEARS AFTER THE MOTHER EMANUEL MASSACRE, A CONCERT OF SPIRITUALS SOOTHES A WEARY SOUL

20 Dreamy SUMMER WEEKENDS • Unwind aboard a floating bungalow in the Florida Keys. Cruise along a Smoky Mountain byway. Scour the Hammock Coast sand for sharks’ teeth. In the laid-back days of summer, there’s no sense in overthinking a quick getaway. Just pack your bag and go

CHINCOTEAGUE EVERLASTING • A century on, the Chincoteague Pony Swim—the Virginia tradition that connects generations of Saltwater Cowboys, the descendants of Misty herself, and two islands where wildness reigns—still sparks unbridled joy

THE NEW KING OF SOUTHERN NOIR • USING HIS TIDEWATER VIRGINIA ROOTS AS INSPIRATION, THE CRIME NOVELIST S. A. COSBY HAS SKYROCKETED TO THE TOP OF THE BESTSELLER LISTS WITH HIS GENRE-BENDING TAKE ON CRIME FICTION

The TROUT of the Manor • FOR a SEASONED GROUP of FISH-MINDED TRAVELERS, a STAY on SCOTLAND’S RIVER DEVERON BRINGS an IMMERSION in WILD BROWNS, FOG-SHROUDED CASTLES, and STUNNING VIEWS, with a TASTE of the ROYAL TREATMENT

The Summer Sessions • CAMP-INSPIRED COURSES FOR GROWN-UPS

Primland’s New Peak • THE LAUDED VIRGINIA MOUNTAIN LODGE TAKES ITS VAST NATURAL SETTING TO EVEN GREATER HEIGHTS

The Southern Agenda • GOINGS-ON IN THE SOUTH & BEYOND

Sunny Disposition • Three cheerful sunflower varieties for home gardens

Paperback Lovers • IN PRAISE OF PULP FICTION, BODICE RIPPERS, AND BEACH...