Garden & Gun

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

Top of the Field • WITH COMPREHENSIVE, SPORTING-BASED TRAINING, CEDAROAK KENNELS TURNS ANY DOG INTO A FIELD-WORTHY COMPANION

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Yearning for an Escape • LOOKING AHEAD TO THE JOY OF MUCH-NEEDED GETAWAYS

Kids Afield • A memorable first hunt

“The dogs are just endlessly entertaining and begging to be written about” • —Jill McCorkle, who wrote the Good Dog column

“My father was asked if he had a knife handy. His reply: ‘I have my pants on, don’t I?’”

Social Chatter • GARDENANDGUN.COM AND BEYOND

Carl Borick • A HISTORIAN, PUBLISHED AUTHOR, AND OCCASIONAL TOUR GUIDE, CARL BORICK STEERS AMERICA’S OLDEST MUSEUM WITH PASSION AND CARE

Making Waves • GIGI LUCAS AND THE NONPROFIT SHE FOUNDED INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF SURFERS

True Colors • LAURIN MCCRACKEN’S VIVIDLY RENDERED STILL LIFES MAKE UP FOR LOST TIME

A New Ranger in Town • JARED PADALECKI RESURRECTS A TEXAS TV ICON

Julien Baker’s Dark Magic • THE FEARLESS SONGWRITER EMBRACES A BIGGER SOUND AND PULLS NO PUNCHES ON HER EXHILARATING THIRD ALBUM

Mardi Gras Grooves • Cha Wa brings the NOLA funk

The Queen of Cross Creek • BEYOND THE YEARLING, A NEW BIOGRAPHY UNEARTHS THE REAL MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS

Dining on a Dream • What it takes to keep a restaurant running

Eau de Chapeau • CAP CARE, WASP UPSIDES, AND MARDI GRAS AT HOME

SOUTHERN FOCUS

Duck and Waffles • ATLANTA’S DEBORAH VANTRECE PUTS A GLOBALLY INSPIRED SPIN ON A SOUL-FOOD FAVORITE

MEET THE CHEF: DEBORAH VANTRECE

Gold in These Fields • A NEW RELATIVE OF CAROLINA GOLD RICE CROPS UP

Carnival in a Glass • A COCKTAIL FOR YOUR MARDI GRAS AT HOME

Cast-Iron Buds • A PITMASTER’S SECRET FOR NO-FAIL, PERFECTLY CRISPY BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Musical Diner • A Macon spot for biscuits, chili burgers, and memories

A New Taste of Macon • KIMCHI FACTORY BRINGS RENEWED ENERGY AND VIBRANT FLAVORS TO A REVIVED DOWNTOWN LANDMARK

Keepsake Keepers • TIMELESS OPTIONS FOR SHOWCASING THE MEMENTOS OF YOUR LIFE

Turkey Talkers • FROM HIS SMALL WORKSHOP IN CHATSWORTH, GEORGIA, ANTHONY ELLIS TURNS OUT SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S FINEST TRUMPET CALLS

Bourbon Country's Living History • WITH A NEW COLLECTION OF INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, TELLS ITS STORY LIKE NEVER BEFORE

Tom Bullock's Oldrashioned

Texas Two-Step • AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN TRADITIONS HARMONIZE IN A MODERN FARMHOUSE OUTSIDE OF HOUSTON

Find Your Paradise at the King and Prince • One of the region's most iconic ,the king and princce beach & Golf Resort offers lixury and adventure in equal measure

Endless Summer in the Golden Isles • NO MATTER THE SEASON, GEORGIA'S BARRIER ISLAADS PROMIS MILD WEATHER, LUSH ACCOMMODATIONS ,AND MILES OF NATURAL WONDER

The Golden Isles Essentials • Before you embark on the perfect trip, add these can’t-miss experiences to your itinerary.

Sibling Revelry • THE YIN AND YANG OF A PAIR OF LITTERMATES TURNS OUT TO BE JUST THE RIGHT MIX OF CRAZY

SEA CHANGE • AN APPALACHIAN OUTDOORSWOMAN LETS HER FEET, MIND, AND TASTE BUDS WANDER BERMUDA, WHERE ART AND NATURE PROMISE A SORT OF REDEMPTION

THE PAWPAW PUSHER • LARGELY THE DOMAIN OF FORAGERS, THE BIGGEST EDIBLE FRUIT IN THE SOUTH HAS MOSTLY BEEN FORGOTTEN. A QUIETLY OBSESSED QUAKER FROM WEST VIRGINIA HAS MADE IT HIS LIFE’S MISSION TO CHANGE THAT

HIGH ON THE HOG • INVASIVE FERAL PIGS WREAK HAVOC ON NATIVE LANDSCAPES—BUT AS MANY SOUTHERN HUNTERS KNOW, THEY SURE CAN SHINE ON THE PLATE. THESE FIVE...