CJ Lotz Diego
CJ Lotz Diego is Garden & Gun’s senior editor. A staffer since 2013, she wrote G&G’s bestselling Bless Your Heart trivia game, edits the Due South travel section, and covers gardens, books, and art. Originally from Eureka, Missouri, she graduated from Indiana University and now lives in Charleston, South Carolina, where she tends a downtown pocket garden with her florist husband, Max.
Travel
The Wood Brothers store welcomes road-trippers with hot coffee, Southern treasures, rare decoys, and the swankiest bathrooms for miles
Travel
At a public garden along the South Carolina coast, there’s enchantment afoot in every season
Travel
Book clubbers and visitors alike get swept up into Bonne Vie Macarons and Book Club & Co. in downtown Lafayette
Food & Drink
The baker Dorie Greenspan on how keeping cake on hand can boost creativity and friendship—plus her recipe for Bourbon Brown Butter Cake
home & garden
How one family and a design team poured their hearts into preserving this 1800s home
Travel
Storied Southern destinations, districts, and markets for treasure hunters of every stripe
G&G Weddings
Soulful tips for going a little easier on the earth for the big day
Arts & Culture
Gotta hand it to Ohio, this sand trick is tons of fun
Food & Drink
Shrimp, corn, and a sprinkling of strong opinions come together for an easy finger-food feast
Recipe
Call it Frogmore stew or a seafood boil, the odds and ends make the perfect fuel for lazy beach mornings
Home & Garden
For generations, a North Carolina family has propagated long lines of lilies and lotuses in their aquatic gardens
Arts & Culture
A new exhibition shares the scarves and artwork of living legend Kermit Oliver
2025 Bucket List
A sanctuary of sculpture and natural beauty
2025 Bucket List
A new trail plots verdant points of interest
Homeplace
A sweet renaissance in a century-old bayou retreat
Home & Garden
Seeds, vegetables, and flowers with tasty flavors and surprising backstories
Travel
They told us their secret haunts, favorite dives, and best-bet bites
Arts & Culture
In this interview published in G&G’s Southern Women, the chef and author reflects on her journey and the joy of Southern food