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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2025 Good Dog Photo Contest

The Finest Season • The joys of winter at home and in the field

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LETTERS

Billy Bob Forever • The Oscar-winning Arkansas virtuoso strikes black gold with Landman

Hail to the Chief • Demond Melancon’s dazzling beadwork exalts a Mardi Gras tradition

Haunted by Pee Wee • Summoning a Southern serial killer’s reign of terror

Palm Beach Mystique • Christina Coniglio’s jubilant resort wear captures her hometown’s laid-back allure

Evergreen Question • How long can you keep up a Christmas tree?

Remembering Flip • Legendary angler Flip Pallot’s indelible legacy on and off the water

The Book of Chesney • The country megastar pulls back the curtain with Heart Life Music

Top Bananas • Brennan’s chef Kris Padalino turns a Crescent City favorite upside down

The Allspice Route • A holiday helper with a Caribbean pedigree

Cold-Weather Kick • Punch up a bowl of pasta with rapini’s nutty, peppery bite

Havana by the Highway • Sumptuous sandwiches and fifty years of stories at a suburban Atlanta marvel

Sleigh the Wish List • Ideas that will inspire your loved ones to eat, drink, and be merry

Pup’s First Bird • A moment of truth in the field with a spirited, freethinking Lab

More Than Peanuts • A farmer’s daughter gets awakened to George Washington Carver’s legacy

Healing on the Fly • A trout fisherman looks to find himself again in the rituals of the stream

The Gallery

HOLIDAY IN THE FIELD • WHETHER YOU’RE SPENDING THE SEASON AT A FAMILY HUNT CAMP OR A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY, FESTIVE DECOR INSPIRED BY THE OUTDOORS COMES NATURALLY

THE SAME RIVER TWICE • → FOR ALL THE ROMANTICISM A VOYAGE DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI EVOKES, CRUISING THE MIGHTY RIVER AND EXPLORING ITS STILL-WILD POCKETS FOR PLEASURE CAN BE FRAUGHT—EVEN LIFE-THREATENING. THE FEW WHO DO SUCH, HOWEVER, FIND REWARDS BEYOND MEASURE. AND LEARN THAT BY THE WATERWAY’S VERY NATURE, NO TWO TRIPS ARE ALIKE

Made in the South Awards • KALEIDOSCOPIC GLASS DINNERWARE, HERITAGE-INSPIRED BUTTON-DOWNS, AND THIS YEAR’S OTHER SOUTHERN-CRAFTED HONOREES EMBODY THOUGHTFUL DESIGN AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES WORTHY OF PASSING DOWN TO THE NEXT GENERATION

Technicolor Dream Plates • Birmingham interior designers and an acclaimed Mississippi glass studio concoct colorful custom dinnerware

True Collars • Retro meets refined in a shirt line rooted in family tradition

Trapper Keeper • An old-school-style folding knife gets an artisanal revamp

Rising Stars • Eclectic evergreen toppers bring the holiday whimsy

Sweeter Than Honey • A chocolate treat spans continents and family connections

High Spirits • An entrepreneur’s inventive bourbon is meant to be savored

MIAMI BEACH’S PERPETUAL PARTY • JUST ACROSS BISCAYNE BAY FROM DOWNTOWN MIAMI, THIS ART DECO MASTERPIECE IS ITS OWN BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL ESCAPE

Brookgreen’s Magical Ways • At a public garden along the South Carolina coast, there’s enchantment afoot in every season

Ageless in Asheville • The historic Flat Iron Building revels in its most glamorous chapter yet

THE SOUTHERN AGENDA • Goings-on in the South and Beyond

What’s in a Name? • Life lessons from twenty-seven expired Helens