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.
Arts & Culture
“I wish there was a way to go back and soothe the younger me,” says Natalie Chanin, whose gorgeous new book celebrates two decades of soulful Southern style
Arts & Culture
The 1898 film is quite a spectacle—and an exhibition shares more of New Orleans’s most intricate carnival designs
Arts & Culture
A fascinating new book by Annie Proulx reveals the mystery and majesty of fens, bogs, and swamps
Drinks
A New Orleans cocktail tastes like whiskey, but the starring spirit is…
Recipe
Bourbon mussels are just one of many surprising flavor combinations in Justin Sutherland’s new Southern-inspired home-cooking book
Arts & Culture
“The biggest thing that people get wrong about the South is that they think all Southern accents are the same”
Recipe
People can’t stop ordering the combo at this new restaurant on Isle of Palms, South Carolina
Arts & Culture
In her lovely new book, the best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun welcomes readers into both her Southern and Italian estates
Books
In his timely new novel, the eighty-five-year-old literary titan shares more of himself than ever before
Travel
The director of the Pat Conroy Literary Center shares his favorite spots in Beaufort County
Travel
Plan a three-day getaway with plenty of art, delicious bites, and lush gardens in the buzzy North Carolina mountain town
Recipes
With Scotch and brown sugar, “the record goes to a customer who ate three in one sitting.”
Recipes
The surprise ingredient makes for a refreshing springtime brunch sipper
Gardens
A trio of garden buildings celebrate form, function, and a little bit of funk
Good Hunting
Favorite finds for the plane, train, or automobile
Arts & Culture
An Arkansas pottery studio returns bright historic pieces to tables
Arts & Culture
How Bermuda, the hills of Tennessee, and a whole lot of pluck inspired one of the greatest children’s books of all time
Recipe
Corner store malt liquor adds a surprising kick to this creamy spin on a Southern staple