Dec 09/Jan 10

Table of Contents

Features

by Logan Ward

The Garden Artist

Landscape architect Chip Callaway's Southern designs are a study in living history

by Monte Burke

The Bonefish Boys

An all-star cast gathers in the Bahamas for the sake of Bonefish—and having a very good time

by Kirk Deeter, Donovan Webster, Bob Butz

Best of the Sporting South

Whether you’re looking for a top redfish guide or a world-class bird lodge, opportunities abound. Here’s a cheat sheet for the hottest action 

City Portrait

by Jan Reid

Showtime in Austin

If you love music, food, and football—and really, what else is there?—the Texas state capital knows how to put on a show

Talk of the South

Below the Line, December 09 - January 10

Goings-On in the South & Beyond

by Donovan Webster

Wild and Woolly

Why a growing number of farmers and environmentalists are leading the charge to bring back the American bison.

by John. T. Edge

Wine Meets Whiskey

Kentucky and Australia blend in a new Shiraz

by Silvio Calabi

Extreme Gun Makeover

Nobody rebuilds a shotgun like Atkin Grant & Lang

by Clyde Edgerton

Behind the Music

Two new books delve deep into the roots of blues and jazz

by Francine Maroukian

Cool Beans

Comfort food for the Creole soul

by Dave Mezz

Out of This World

A new lodge in Virginia is light-years from the ordinary

by John Kessler

Boxwood Style

Atlanta gardener Dan Cleveland has nurtured forty-three varieties of elegant boxwoods—right in his own backyard

by Matt Hendrickson

Lone Star

Talking Texas with troubadour Robert Earl Keen

Southern Style

by Haskell Harris

It's a Southern Thing

From crepe cakes to limited-edition kayaks, we bring  you twenty of  the best things to come out of the South since Elvis and hush puppies

by Haskell Harris

Great Escape

Interior designer Suzanne Kasler's new family room in Georgia is a welcome retreat from the demands of her booming business

by Monte Burke

Spin Doctor

Philip Moulthrop turns salvaged wood into art, one bowl at a time

Columns

by David DiBenedetto

Training Days

Want a hard-core gun dog? Check with your wife first

Due South

by Roy Blount, Jr.

Weird Things in Your Yard

Finding the right ornament is no easy task

by John. T. Edge

Eating Out, Way Out

The adventurous cuisine of Chilhowie, Virginia’s Town House restaurant  

by David Hanson

Head for the Hills

The Blue Ridge Parkway turns seventy-five this winter, and now the perfect time to get the party started