Garden & Gun

Celebrating the best of Southern culture, music, food, style, travel, art, literature, and the sporting life. Plus, lots of good dogs.

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Garden & Gun

Battle of the Biscuits • THIRTY-TWO FLUFFY CONTENDERS MADE UP THE FIELD IN G&G’S ANNUAL BRACKET

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“Reading G&G is like having a constant conversation with old and new friends”

Tyler Florence’s Sizzle Reel • LIFE’S HEATING UP FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA–BORN RESTAURATEUR, COOKBOOK AUTHOR, AND TV STAR

The Bonnaroo of Bamboo • A HOMEGROWN SMOKY MOUNTAINS GATHERING CATERS TO THE CULT OF THE CANE FLY ROD

Par Elegance • NASHVILLE’S HONORS SWINGS BIG ON WOMEN’S SPORTSWEAR

Flip-Flop Flap • SHOULD A MAN WEAR THEM BEYOND A BEACH, POOL, OR LAKE?

Fresh Snorkeling • WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA’S RIVERS REVEAL A WORLD OF WONDER, ONE PEEK UNDERWATER AT A TIME

Back to Mayberry • ANDY, OPIE, AND THE GANG OFFER SOLACE TO A NORTH CAROLINA NATIVE

Riding High • A CENTURY OF CAMARADERIE AT THE BLOWING ROCK CHARITY HORSE SHOW

Western Swing • THE BAND FORMERLY KNOWN AS MIKE AND THE MOONPIES ENTERS A NEW ERA

Coconut Rum Comes of Age • WHO SAYS A TROPICAL COCKTAIL HAS TO TASTE LIKE SUNSCREEN?

Firing Up Eggplant • FILIPINO FLAVORS AND FAMILY KNOW-HOW COMBINE IN A DISH PERFECT FOR GRILLING SEASON

College Town Tastemaker • STOP IN FOR A CORTADO, STOCK UP FOR A TAILGATE, AND SOAK IN THE SCENE AT A NEW ATHENS, GEORGIA, HUB

Caped Wonders • SWEET AND CITRUSY GROUND-CHERRIES ARE UNSUNG SUMMER HEROES

Heir to the Smokehouse • THERE’S A NEW FACE AROUND ALLAN BENTON’S HALLOWED COUNTRY HAM HEADQUARTERS

Lone Star Laboratory • TED FLATO’S FAMILY HOMESTEAD DOUBLES AS AN ARCHITECTURAL INCUBATOR

Making an Entrance • CREATE A GRAND FIRST IMPRESSION WITH A WELCOMING ENTRYWAY

Plein Air Palette • NATIVE PLANTS COLOR THE CANVAS FOR A CHARLESTON ARTIST AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

Camp June Bug • A SUMMER IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS PROVES JUST THE THING FOR A FREEWHEELING APPALACHIAN GOLDEN WOLF

BabyLand Dreams • A TRIP TO THE CABBAGE PATCH KIDS HOSPITAL STIRS UP COMPLICATED LONGINGS

Market Research • WHAT’S GLOBE-TROTTING WITHOUT A STOP AT THE GROCERY STORE?

G&G PRESENTS Summer Voyages • The cultural exchange is rich between the South and points beyond—so climb aboard for a Caribbean jaunt, road-trip-worthy discoveries in the West, chef-guided forays into Mexico and France, and a storied European getaway

THE JOY OF GOING • On Italy, travel, and what life might have been like had I stayed solely under the Southern sun

ITALY OFF THE BEATEN PATH • Frances Mayes’s small-town picks

THE BIG APPLE OF MY EYE • A Southerner’s favorite New York experiences are rich with the quirky charm and hospitality of home

HOMES AWAY FROM HOME • Five hotels with Southern sensibilities

PASSPORT FOR THE PALATE • Dining excursions to Mexico, France, and beyond, with a Southern accent

STATES OF MIND • Southern-adjacent finds across the country for gardeners, shoppers, foodies, and nature lovers

CARIBBEAN BREEZE • With a new direct flight, the British Virgin Islands are just a puddle jump away

THEIR TIME TO ’SHINE • THIS WHITE LIGHTNING IS BLACK MADE— and DRAWS on the EXPERTISE o f the SOUTH CAROLINA ELDERS WHO ONCE WORKED in the LEGENDARY but ILLEGAL MOONSHINE TRADE

Run, FORREST, Run • THREE DECADES AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE FILM FORREST GUMP, AN ORAL HISTORY REVEALS IT STILL LOOMS LARGE IN THE LIVES OF THE STARS AND THE LOCALS WHO HELPED TURN A MOVIE NO ONE WANTED INTO AN OSCAR-WINNING BLOCKBUSTER

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