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.
Arts & Culture
A Texas author seeks beauty in urban edgelands, abandoned lots, and back alleys—and you can, too
Home & Garden
Gracie is more than a trend—it’s a generations-long tradition
Arts & Culture
Pour one out for Whisky—and raise another to his sidekick alpaca, Cinnamon—who linked an animal-loving family from Charleston to Vermont
Arts & Culture
In Charleston, South Carolina, a big dreamer shakes up the status quo
Recipe
Two soft cookies encase a schmear of peach and buttermilk ice cream
Home & Garden
Tips, tricks, and advice for making a home more curated than cluttered—and why it’s okay to keep Grandma’s dishes
g&g reads
Watch the author’s conversation at the G&G offices
Arts & Culture
Watch the author’s conversation at the G&G offices
Food & Drink
Plus, three springtime recipes from “Affrilachian” writer Crystal Wilkinson’s beautiful new cookbook
Arts & Culture
Decades later, those dainty florals still hold a powerful grip on the South
Home & Garden
A vibrant new photo book celebrates homes with big personalities
Gardens
The design legend shares tips and stories in her beautiful new book
Music
Listen to Parton’s glorious take on the classic from a new album honoring the music of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Plus, an interview with former Skynyrd drummer Artimus Pyle
Arts & Culture
How the vibrant roadside vessels inspired an obsession
Arts & Culture
The bestseller’s author, John Berendt, on what he’d do differently and what it’s like as the book’s sole surviving character
Food & Drink
Etiquette, tips, and tricks—plus recipes for mulled wine, bourbon-spiked cider, roasted oysters, and the best s’mores ever
G&G READS
The bestselling author also discusses his new book, The Exchange, in a candid G&G Reads conversation
Recipe
Plus, a new book shares a recipe for that other kind of biscuit he bakes for his British boss
Home & Garden
Garden pros share tips for giving your green spot a sense of Southern story
Home & Garden
In a captivating new book, the duo behind the popular Instagram account set the story straight on small Southern towns, shiplap, and why so many fading homes still have stories to tell