CJ Lotz Diego
CJ Lotz Diego is a Garden & Gun deputy 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.
Gardens
In her new book, the world-renowned hostess shows how to create gorgeous arrangements with favorite blooms from her gardens
Arts & Culture
A selection of images from the book People Fishing: A Century of Photographs, co-written by Levine and Paige Ramey.
Gardens
Swing open the gates to some of the South’s most stunning public and private floral sanctuaries during four upcoming tours
Arts & Culture
From the Atlantic to the Gulf coasts, beaches offer treasures to those willing to get their feet sandy
Good Dogs
A family’s yellow Lab plunged into frigid water to save a boater outside Savannah
Arts & Culture
A new exhibition documents the life of Mona von Bismarck, a Kentucky-born international style icon whose greatest love—after fashion—was her garden
Food & Drink
Unique red corn becomes rosy-colored “Unicorn” grits at a new Lowcountry restaurant
Food & Drink
A writer blends the flavors of her Puerto-Rico-to-Georgia childhood in a new cookbook
Arts & Culture
Springtime brings a crop of fresh cookbooks and new novels, plus beautiful coffee table tomes
Arts & Culture
A new exhibit at Sarasota, Florida’s Selby Botanical Gardens focuses on the pop art master’s love of nature
Music
There’s even more to the story behind the greatest love song of all time
Arts & Culture
Hidden-gem writers and artists are at the forefront of this Atlanta event
Gardens
A sampling of photos from the book My Floral Affair by designer Rachel Ashwell, the founder of the Shabby Chic brand.
Arts & Culture
Pennsylvanians have Punxsutawney Phil, but, no disrespect intended, on February 2, we’ll be looking to the South’s furry forecasters to predict spring’s arrival
City Guides
What’s not to love about a Louisiana baker’s new twist on tradition?
Food & Drink
Meet the chef with Carolina bona fides who’ll be serving Southern comfort food at the Super Bowl (Plus: get his recipe for Pimento Cheese Fritters)




















